Monday-
Brief Election Talk
Forum Post Catching Up
Tuesday-
First Romans- Latin- built Rome on Palatine Hill
The Greeks--750-600 BC
Established colonies in Southern Italy and Sicily
The Etruscans
Came from northern Italy
Skilled metalworkers and engineers
Had a writing system with an alphabet that the Romans adopted
Greatly influenced Roman architecture
The Early Republic
Under the Etruscans, Rome was ruled by a king until 509 BC
Their king was overthrown by Brutus, the founder of the Roman Republic
Roman Republic- 509-27 BC (Democratic)
Republic- a form of government in which power rests with the citizens who have a right to vote for their leaders
Citizens were free-born males only
Patricians- were wealthy landowners who had most of the power
Plebeians- were farmers, artisans and merchants that made up most of the population
Dictators- were chosen by the Consuls and elected by the Senate in times of crisis
Legions were made up of large groups
Legions were broken down into smaller groups called a century
A centurion led the century
Areas right next to Rome became Roman citizens
In other areas further away, groups became citizens, but could not vote
In the areas outside of Italy, groups became allies
The First Punic Wars (to see who was the best and most powerful)
Lasted 23 years and Rome won
2nd Punic War started by Carthage to get revenge from the previous loss
Lasted 16 years and Rome won
Friday:
Hannibal, brilliant Carthaginian general, led a massive surprise attack on Rome
Led 50,000 infantry, 9,000 cavalry, and 60 elephants all the way through Spain and Europe
Lost half of his men and most of his elephants before reaching the Romans
For ten years, Hannibal marched his men up and down Italy
He had a lot of victories, but Romans, led by Scorpio, attacked Carthage forcing Hannibal to leave (Rome won)
Third Punic War
Rome went on the offensive and laid siege to Carthage
Rome burned the city and put 50,000 people into slavery
Without Carthage, Rome would continue it's conquests in the upcoming decades
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