Areas located away from the capital of Rome were either the provinces or named territories. In Italy itself, there were areas that were not located near Rome and these sections had their own names such as Campania, Etruria, Picentium, etc.
Areas located away from the capital of Rome were either the provinces or named territories. In Italy itself, there were areas that were not located near Rome and these sections had their own names such as Campania, Etruria, Picentium, etc.
Areas located away from the capital of Rome were either the provinces or named territories. In Italy itself, there were areas that were not located near Rome and these sections had their own names such as Campania, Etruria, Picentium, etc.
Areas located away from the capital of Rome were either the provinces or named territories. In Italy itself, there were areas that were not located near Rome and these sections had their own names such as Campania, Etruria, Picentium, etc.
Areas located away from the capital of Rome were either the provinces or named territories. In Italy itself, there were areas that were not located near Rome and these sections had their own names such as Campania, Etruria, Picentium, etc.
Areas located away from the capital of Rome were either the provinces or named territories. In Italy itself, there were areas that were not located near Rome and these sections had their own names such as Campania, Etruria, Picentium, etc.
Areas located away from the capital of Rome were either the provinces or named territories. In Italy itself, there were areas that were not located near Rome and these sections had their own names such as Campania, Etruria, Picentium, etc.
Areas located away from the capital of Rome were either the provinces or named territories. In Italy itself, there were areas that were not located near Rome and these sections had their own names such as Campania, Etruria, Picentium, etc.
Areas located away from the capital of Rome were either the provinces or named territories. In Italy itself, there were areas that were not located near Rome and these sections had their own names such as Campania, Etruria, Picentium, etc.
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Areas located away from the capital of Rome were either the provinces or named territories. In Italy itself, there were areas that were not located near Rome and these sections had their own names such as Campania, Etruria, Picentium, etc.
There was no need for Charlemagne to place his capital city in Rome. Aachen, the capital of his empire, had been his winter residence since from 792, before he became emperor (when he was still only the king of the Frankish kingdom). Charlemagne's birthplace is unknown. Some historians think that he was born in Aachen, while others think he was born in Liege (Belgium). Some other towns in the region have also been suggested. Aachen was close to the area where both his family (the Carolingians) and the Merovingians (the previous Frankish royal dynasty) originated. Moreover, it was located in a central area of his empire and, therefore, it was in an ideal geographical and strategic position. Rome would have been too far away from the heart of the empire.
If you look at a map, you will see that Rome itself is nowhere near the Mediterranean sea. The closest sea to Rome is the Tyrrhenian Sea and that is fifteen miles away from the city of Rome. Rome did benefit from controlling the lands around the Mediterranean both for commerce and defense. Greece, although surrounded by seas, has only a small part of the country (the Peloponnese) directly on the Mediterranean. It is otherwise surrounded by the Aegean and Ionian seas. The Greeks made use of their seacoasts as the Romans did for trade and especially for defense, as the Greeks were a great seafaring people who could produce a formidable navy.
Located along the Mediterranean Sea, Rome became one of the largest empires in the ancient world largely due to its location, protected by physical land barriers, but with a controlling access to sea and trade. It couldn't be attacked easily.
If a lord gave away his land as a fief he was able to lease the land and make money and profit from it.
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