10/2/12

[6thjosh]

rome.   rome was built on 7 rolling hills around the tiber river near the italian persuisa.  its is the midway point between alps and italys southern tip.  from 1000 to 500 b.cc, three groups inhabited the region and fought for control of it.  they were latins , greeks and etruscans.  the latins built origional settelemetns in rome.  between 750 b.c and 600 b.c  the greeks established colonies along the southern part of italy and sicily.  the cities became very prosperous and commercially active.  they brought all fo italy, including rome.    etruscans.  they ial in the deveolpmental of rome civilizations.  they also adopted some of there artiechture.  republic.  is a form of goverment in whivh the powe rests with citizens who have the right to vote.  in rome citizenship with voting right was granted onky to free born adults males.  int eh early republic, different grouos of romans struggled for power.  patricians.  the wealthy landowners who held most fo the power.  plebians the common person but could still vot,  usually farmsers and merchants.  the patricians inherited their power and social status that they had a right to rule due to anncestery.  they barred the plebians from holding high offices in the goverment.  in time leaders fo rome allowed the plebians to form their own assembly and elct their own assembly and elct their own represenitive.