Answer:
Three main groups of people settled on or near the Italian peninsula and influenced Roman
civilization. The Latins settled west of the Apennine Mountains and south of the Tiber River
around 1000 B.C.E. While there were many advantages to their location near the river, frequent
flooding also created problems. The Latin’s’ settlements were small villages built on the
“Seven Hills of Rome”. These settlements were known as Latium. The people were farmers
and raised livestock. They spoke their own language which became known as Latin.
Eventually groups of these people united and formed the city of Rome. Latin became its
official language.
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