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.
Sources
- Climate of ancient Rome (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/29101 (encyclopedia.pub)
- https://www.ancient-history-sites.com/roman/context/climate/ (ancient-history-sites.com)
- https://handwiki.org/wiki/Earth:Climate_of_ancient_Rome (handwiki.org)