The Founders of Rome and the Greek City-States Settled Their

The founders of Rome and the Greek city-states settled their respective homelands around the same time c.1900 b.c.e. ) .Why was Rome so much slower to develop?

A) Greece was closer to the established cultures of the Middle East.
B) Rome was divided by mountains and other geographical features.
C) The Greek people united more quickly into political groupings.
D) The Romans were hampered by an oppressive monarchy.
E) Rome was plagued by foreign invaders who left Greece alone.