- rome built on 7 rooling hills in southern italy.
- first romans- from 1000 to 500 bc
- latins, greeks, and etruscans
- latins were first, origional settlement on one hill
greek influence
- between 750 and 600 bc, the greeks established colonies along southern italy and sicily
- they became prosperous
- brought italy clser to greek culture
etruscans
- from northern italy
- skilled metalworkers
- influential in developement of roman civilizatiom
- romans adopted alphabet
- adopted architechture
republic
- form of gov
- power rests with citizens have right to vote for their leaders
- citizenship- free born adult male landowners
patricians and plebeins
- different groups struggled for power
patricians- wealthy landowners who held most power
- inherited power/ social status
- barred plebeins from holding high offices
- in time leaders of rome allowed plebians to form their own assembly and elect their own officials called tribunes
plebians- common person, could still vote, usually farmers and merchants
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