This proposal was made to avoid an exploitation of the worker that caused exhaustion and problems to the welfare of the employees. Based on this, a proposal of the Omaha Platform for Labor Reform was to establish a limited working day in 8 hours, if the worker worked more than 8 hours a day, the worker would receive an extra payment.
I would say simply the geography but they could also see where they founded their civilization. They could learn about how the romans viewed themselves and the outside world.
Spain joined Venice and other Italian states in defending the Strait of Lepanto because the Ottoman empire posed a threat to European control of the region. As a result, the interests of the Spaniards and the Italians were aligned as they all considered the region critical