Nov 7-11

Monday: I took the rest of the essay test

Tuesday

Ancient Rome-

What geographic features do you see that would benefit Rome?

Advantages of Rome's Geography

The First Romans-

Latins
- Built the original settlement at Rome on Palatine Hill
- This is where Romulus and Remus were found by the she-wolf
Greeks
- Established colonies in southern Italy and Sicily
- Brought Greek ideas to Italy
Etruscans
- Came from northern Italy
- Skilled metalworkers and engineers
- Had a writing system with an alphabet that the Romans adopted
- Greatly influenced Roman architecture
  - Introduced the arch
- Outside of Greece, one of the most advanced civilization in Europe during this time
  - Not much is known about them since there are no Etruscan history documents or literature

The Early Republic-

The Etruscans were the group that helped Rome grow into a large city
Under the Etruscans, Rome was ruled by a king until 509 BC
- King Tarquin the Proud was a tyrant and was overthrown by Brutus, the founder of the Roman Republic

The Roman Republic-

Set up after King Tarquin was overthrown in 509 BC
What is a republic?
- 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
SPQR- "The Senate and People of Rome"

The Roman Republic- Patrician and Plebeians

Patricians- Wealthy land owners who had most of the power
- Believed that their ancestry gave them power to make laws
Plebeians- Farmers, artisans and merchants that made up most of the population
- Were Roman citizens with the right to vote
- Couldn't hold most government jobs
- Eventually, Rome's leaders allowed plebeians to form their own assembly and elect representatives called tribunes
  - Tribunes worked to protect the rights of plebeians

The Roman Republic- The Government

Dictators were chosen by the consuls and elected by the Senate in times of crisis
They had absolute power for six months to make laws and control the army
Why allow for this?
- Dictator gets things done quickly

Roman Republic- The Military

The military was a very important part of making Rome into a major power
All citizens who owned land were required to serve in the military
Legions were made up of large (5,000) groups of Infantry
- Legions were broken down into smaller groups of men called a century
A centurion led the country
Each legion had a cavalry unit for support
SPQR- the senate and people of rome(not supposed to to be under military)

Roman Treatment of People Taken Over

Areas right next to Rome, such as the Latins, became full Roman citizens
In other areas of Italy further away, groups became citizens, but couldn't vote
In areas outside of Italy, groups became allies
- Groups were able to govern themselves but were expected to supply troops when needed and not make treaties with other groups
This lenient policy allowed the Roman Empire to last a long time

Wednesday:

Talked about the election during the class period

Thursday:Talking more about the election!

Rome notes continued

12 tables were the constitution (Know some of them)

How they spread

The roman republic spread over the years (from a dot, extended into Europe, continued down to Spain, then into greece/north africa, continued into france and up into turkey, then by 40 BC they have control of the Mediterranean)

Rome vs. Carthage- Punic wars 264-146 BC

They took over the Mediterranean and they ran into some conflicts with an old city state Carthage
Carthage became Romes arch nemesis
Rome won because they defeated Carthage with 3 wars and finally beat Carthage and took over the Mediterranean land

The Punic wars

The first Punic war was fought for control of Sicily and the western Mediterranean
- Lasted 23 Years-- 264-241 BC
- Rome won
The 2nd Punic war was started by Carthage to get revenge from the previous loss
- lasted 16 yrs -218-202 BC
- Rome won

Friday:

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