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As the Italian Peninsula has an enormous coastline, why did Peter Strothard say the following about the wars following the Idea of March; "to prevent an invasion of Italy by sea required control of only two ports, Brundisium & Tarentum"?

by /u/FallenFamilyTree in /r/AskHistorians

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