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The chronicle turns to ancient Italia and the peoples whom it believes settled there before Rome’s rise.
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Legends of Kittim, Edom, Tzepho son of Eliphaz, early Italian rulers, Janus/Saturn traditions, and the foundations of cities are woven together from biblical genealogy and Latin historiography.
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Rome emerges not suddenly but through migrations, wars, alliances, and the consolidation of neighboring peoples.
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The chapter establishes the western imperial world that will eventually dominate Yehudah, while treating Rome as a historical kingdom rather than an eternal power.