Rome History Review

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Geography of Italy

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Italian Peninsula is located in the Mediterranean Sea, Rome is in the center of Italy, This helped the expansion of Rome become easier

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Geographic differences with Greece

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Rome is not isolated by mountains, but instead Rome is settled in plains that were in supporting of growing population

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Founding of Rome (myth)

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to boys founded Rome, Romulus and Remus

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Romulus & Remus

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Romulus and Remus were two brothers who were abandoned by a jealous brother in a river bank, found by a wolf whom supposedly raised the two boys, and one day the boys were sighted by a village with seven hills (ancient ancestors) and they raised Romulus and Remus and they did not know what to call this village and Romulus and Remus fought violently over what to name it, Remus lost in result of his death and Romulus named the city of hills Rome

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Latins

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ancestors Sylie (Latin Princess), Latins were the early settlers in Italy, the ancient ancestors

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Palatine Hill

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Origin of Rome

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Greeks

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settled in southern Italy and dotted cities there about on the border

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Etruscans

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ruled much of central Italy and Rome for a period of time

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Six Legacies of the Etruscans

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Town Planning, Religion – studied animal parts which supposedly showed messages from the gods and goddesses, Role of Women, Gladiator games, sculptures/architecture, and the city of Rome

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509 B.C.

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The last Etruscan overthrow, and Rome becomes a Republic

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Republic

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officials are chosen by the people

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Forums

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Public meeting place, center of town

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Patricians

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Upper class that has the right to vote (male) Female Patricians cannot vote

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Plebian

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common people that cannot vote and are not citizens, 95% percent of people in the city

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Tribune

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assembly of commoners which can veto or block laws