Northern Italy was situated in a temperate climate zone during the early 1st millennium BC.
Notes on verification
Statement matches Wikipedia and derivative sources verbatim, but all appear to trace back to a single original citation rather than independent scholarly corroboration. [tier=bronze indep_score=0.3 clusters=3 claim_tier=everyday]
Sources
- Climate of ancient Rome (wikipedia)
- https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/29101 (corroboration)
- https://www.ancient-history-sites.com/roman/context/climate/ (corroboration)
- https://handwiki.org/wiki/Earth:Climate_of_ancient_Rome (corroboration)