Rome built on rolling hills
midway point between alps and southern tip of Italy
1st Romans 1000 B.C. 500 B.C. three groups Latins Greeks Etruscans
between 750 B.C. and 600 B.C. made colonies along the southern part of italy
the cites became very prosperous
Etruscans
native to northern Italy
skilled metal workers made alphabet
republic i form of government i which the power rests with the citizens who have the right the vote for their leaders
patricians wealthy landowners inherited their power and social status
plebeians common person but could still vote
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