The Tiber River is one of longest rivers in Italy. It is 252 miles long and varies between 7 and 20 feet deep.
The Tiber River features prominently in Roman history. The legendary wolf found the twins Romulus and Remus in the Tiber. Horatius Cocles' famous fight on the Pons Sublicius was over the Tiber River. Since Rome was inland, once Rome ceased to be composed of strictly small farmers and shepherds, but instead had developed into a trading people, the Tiber River was the "road" on which goods traveled to and from the city and the sea.
The Tiber River features prominently in Roman history. The legendary wolf found the twins Romulus and Remus in the Tiber. Horatius Cocles' famous fight on the Pons Sublicius was over the Tiber River. Since Rome was inland, once Rome ceased to be composed of strictly small farmers and shepherds, but instead had developed into a trading people, the Tiber River was the "road" on which goods traveled to and from the city and the sea.
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