Romulus and Remus founded Rome, according to online resources, around 750 B.C. Others believe that Rome started as small Latin settlements, located near the Italian Peninsula. Early Rome was considered to be a “rich city ”, because many of the early citizens had jobs as farmers, growing necessary produce on rich, fertile land. Rome’s location, close to the Tiber River, gave the people the ability to successfully trade with other areas, allowing Rome to grow quickly in size. The early Romans took full advantage of their access to other cities and were influenced by their culture and religion and learned many skills and techniques from them. Trade in the early years of Rome soon led to many wars and a great expansion of land. The massive external expansion of early Rome had a large impact on the politics and economy of the late Roman Republic.
In 620 B.C., the Etruscans conquered Rome and they decided to have kings rule the city-state of Rome. The Etruscans ruled Rome for more than 100 years. After the …show more content…
Some farmers were sold as slaves and lost possession of their land, which put slaves in control of the farms. With slaves working as farmers, the price of the items being produced was greatly reduced, but because of the increase in debts, roads were not maintained and trade was not successful. With farmers trading less and less, the economy continued to get worse. Heavy taxes were placed, but many people were unemployed and were unable of taking care of their families, let alone, playing taxes. Although Romans were considered very powerful people and had great power, their large expansion over a short period of time lead to political and economic downfalls. The lack of trading, unsuccessful harvests, inflation, debt, decline in population, civil wars, and many interferences in the government all were contributing factors to the downfall of the Roman
In 620 B.C., the Etruscans conquered Rome and they decided to have kings rule the city-state of Rome. The Etruscans ruled Rome for more than 100 years. After the …show more content…
Some farmers were sold as slaves and lost possession of their land, which put slaves in control of the farms. With slaves working as farmers, the price of the items being produced was greatly reduced, but because of the increase in debts, roads were not maintained and trade was not successful. With farmers trading less and less, the economy continued to get worse. Heavy taxes were placed, but many people were unemployed and were unable of taking care of their families, let alone, playing taxes. Although Romans were considered very powerful people and had great power, their large expansion over a short period of time lead to political and economic downfalls. The lack of trading, unsuccessful harvests, inflation, debt, decline in population, civil wars, and many interferences in the government all were contributing factors to the downfall of the Roman