Roman Location Small Italian citystate 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 ID: 699621
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The Foundation and Geography of RomeSlide2
Roman Location
Small Italian city-state
Central on Italian peninsulaInfluence of RiversNorthern AlpsMediterranean SeaSlide3Slide4
Forming Rome…
Myth of Romulus and
RemusLatins move onto peninsula around 800 BC and establish Rome as a
town…
Greek Influence = trade, technology, crops, alphabet, culture
Etruscan Influence = arch, army
Patricians expelled the Etruscans (ruled under King Tarquin) = established the Roman Republic in 509 BC!Slide5
Romulus and
RemusSlide6Slide7
War and Conquest
Rome surrounded = conquers Latin states in 338 BC, by 264 BC overtakes the Greeks and Etruscans
Latin's allowed full citizenshipRoman Confederation = allowed to rule locally, but must give Rome soldiersSUCCESS? = good diplomats, great military (with great infrastructure), practical in sense of law and government … incorporatio
n of conquered peoples – they “buy into” Rome!Slide8
Features of Citizenship
Patricians = wealthy land owners
Plebian Men = merchants, farmers, artisansSelected foreigners allowed to become citizens to promote loyalty to Rome
Taxes and Military Service = Roman Citizens’ Duties
Rome develops into a representative democracy over time…Slide9
Roman Republic
Senate – 300 members
Centuriate AssemblyConsuls – 2 elected membersPlebian Assembly and TribunesTwelve TablesLaw of NationsSlavery in RomeSlide10Slide11
Roman Expansion
Rome moves toward an empire…
3 Punic WarsCompetition for trade2nd War with Hannibal
Roman victory = Carthage destroyed
133 BC – Spain to Asia
Mediterranean basin
Western Europe (Gaul, British Isles)Slide12Slide13Slide14Slide15Slide16