The Tiber is an historic river; at 252 miles, it is the second longest in
Italy, after the
Po, and flows through
Rome. It was named after an early Italian king, Tiberinus
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The Tiber has been an important river in trade and commerce since the days of the Punic Wars, during which the harbor at Ostia? became a key naval base.
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