PPT-Rome Geography Rome Rome is located on a peninsula

Located along the Mediterranean sea Mediterranean climate The Alps and Appinies m ountain ranges protect Rome from outsiders and made it difficult to travel across the peninsula Home of Mt Vesuvius volcano. Geography The people who settled Rome chose a geographic location that was good for defense travel and trade Economics To survive Roman farmers relied on discipline and hard work The Beginnings of Rome ESSENTIAL QUESTION What is the early history of Big Idea. Get your book!!!. Anticipatory Set. Alias, alibi, camera, extra, focus, media, radius, and recipe. . These are words that were created by the Romans.. What other things can you think of that the Romans gave us?. From the founding to the republic. The Founding. Aeneas – . The . Aeneid. . by Virgil, Trojan War around 1220 BC. Romulus and Remus – twin sons of Rhea Silvia and Mars. Rome founded around 750 BC on Palatine Hill. Defend the statement--. "Rome was in a good place and Rome was a good place.". LG:. . Examine the relationship between geography and culture for the early Romans.. The Geography of Italy. Study. Questions. Italy is a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea east of the Greek peninsula. . Rome lies on the western shore near the center of the peninsula. . Today Rome is the capital of the modern nation . Location. Italian Peninsula—halfway between Northern and Southern Italy. Midpoint of Mediterranean Sea. Advantage: Send military in all directions! . Roman Geography and Conflict. Place . Society divided into two classes. A.D. 284, Emperor Diocletian, a Roman general. Rome too big for one person to rule. Split Rome . A.D. 306 Constantine emperor. Moves capital from Rome to Byzantium. . (Rome’s position/location had weakened). Rome. Greece. Roman Republic & Empire. Jupiter, Juno, Apollo, Diana, Minerva, and Venus. Very similar to the Greek gods and goddesses!. Roman gods and goddesses. Rome: Centrally located in the Mediterranean Basin and distant from eastern Mediterranean powers. Italy is a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea east of the Greek peninsula. . Rome lies on the western shore near the center of the peninsula. . Today Rome is the capital of the modern nation . Roman Location. Small Italian city-state. Central on Italian peninsula. Influence of Rivers. Northern Alps. Mediterranean Sea. Forming Rome…. Myth of Romulus and . Remus. Latins. move onto peninsula around 800 BC and establish Rome as a . Northeastern Mediterranean Sea. Aegean Sea to the East, Ionian Sea to the West. Long, uneven coastline. Sea played an important role in Greece. Mountainous, kept villages apart, couldn’t unite, allowed invaders from the North. Italy is a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea east of the Greek peninsula. . Rome lies on the western shore near the center of the peninsula. . Today Rome is the capital of the modern nation . Rome was established in the year . 735. by a . group of people called the . Latins. .. For many years Rome was ruled by a people . called the Etruscans. The Roman’s learned many things from them . Outcome: Geography & Early Republic Ancient Rome & The Origin of Christianity Constructive Response Question Who were the earliest Romans and how did each contribute to the founding of Rome?