The international geography . aly.—This division includes the regions ofTuscany, the Marches, Umbria, Rome, Abruzzi, and Mohse, and contains21 per cent, of the population. The coasts are unfavourable, and the onlyseaport requiring mention i-s the artificial harbour of Leghorn (Livonio) takingthe place of Pisa which was silted up long ago. The centres of populationare dependent on the north-and-south lines of communication, , Siena,Perugia, Florence (Firenze), cind even Rome itself, each of which is connectedwith the passes of the Appennines and is also the chief town of a rich agri-cultura
The international geography . aly.—This division includes the regions ofTuscany, the Marches, Umbria, Rome, Abruzzi, and Mohse, and contains21 per cent, of the population. The coasts are unfavourable, and the onlyseaport requiring mention i-s the artificial harbour of Leghorn (Livonio) takingthe place of Pisa which was silted up long ago. The centres of populationare dependent on the north-and-south lines of communication, , Siena,Perugia, Florence (Firenze), cind even Rome itself, each of which is connectedwith the passes of the Appennines and is also the chief town of a rich agri-cultural neighbourhood. Rome {Roma), founded on a group of tufa hills ata crossing-place of the Tiber, and the mouth of the Anio, indeed in somerespects commanding the mouth of the Tiber itself, occupies a remarkablyfavourable position for the Tyrrhenian coast (Fig. 191). At the same timethe convenient route across the Appennines to Ancona on the Adriatic andthence by Rimini to northern Italy makes it almost the geometrical centre. B A J^ or ^^^irAPLE S Fig. 192.—The Environs of Naples. of the peninsula. On this account it has become the capital of united Italy,and so entered upon a third period of prosperity, the former epochs mark-ing the climax of the greatness of the ancient and the mediaeval world. Nocity approaches it in the number and interest of its historical ruins of the ancient Forum and Colosseum are grand relics of ancientRome, while the Cathedral of St. Peters is the most famous church inthe world. The King of Italy resides in the Quirinal ; the Pope lives inseclusion in his palace of the Vatican. Tow^ns of Southern Italy.—The regions of Campania, Apuha, theBasilicata, Calabria, Sicily, and Sardinia form Southern Italy with 34 percent, of the population of the country. All the important towns of thisdivision are situated on the coast. The comparatively easy conditions oflife in the fertile Campania have caused Naples (Napoli) to grow into thelarges
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