Rome-
Rome was built on 7 rolling hills around the Tiber River near the center of the Italian Peninsula it is the midway point between the alps and Italy's southern tip's.
First Romans-
from 1000 to 500 BC 3 groups inhabited the region and fought for control of it they were the Latins Greek and Etruscan the Latins built original settlement at Rome the
influence-
750B.C. and 600 B.C, the Greeks established colonies along the Southern part of Italy and sicilt the cities became very prosperous and commercially active they brought all Italy
Etruscan they were native to northern Italy they were skilled metal workers and engineer they were very influential in the development of roman civil Romans adopted their alphabet also they adopted some
republic- is a form of government in which the power rest with citizen who have the right to vote for their leaders
in Rome citizenship with voting rights was granted only to free born adult male landowners
patricians and plebeians- in the early republic diff groups of Romans struggled for power
patricians- the wealthy landowners who held most of the power
plebeians- the common person but could still vote usually farmers and merchants
the patricians inherited their power and social status and claimed that they had the right to rule due to their ancestry
they barred the plebeians from holding high offices in gov
in time the leaders of Rome allows the Plebeians to form their own assembly and elect their own rep to protected rights from the Patricians officials they called this their tribunes
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