Rome
- was built in 7 rolling hills around the Tiber River, near the center of the Italian Peninsula.
- it is the midway point between the Alps and Italys southern tip.
First Romans
- from 1000 to 500 bc three groups inhabited the region and fought for control of it
- they were Latins, Greeks, and Etruscans.
- the latins built the original settlement at Rome. It was a cluster of wooden huts.
Greek influence
- Between 750 bc and 600 bc the Greeks established colonies along the southern part of italy and Sicily
- the cities became very prosperous and commercially active
Etruscans
- they were native to northern Italy
- they were skilled metal workers and engineers
- they were very influential in the development of Roman civilization.
- Romans adopted there alphabet
- they also addopted some of there architecture, espacialy the arch.
Republic
- Republic- is a form of gov in which the power rests with citixens who have the tight to vote for their leaders.
- in rome, citizens with voting rghts was granted only to free-born adult male landowners.
Patricians and Plebeians
- in the early republic, different groups of romans struggled for power.
- Patricians- the wealthy landowners who held most of the power
- Plebeians- the common persons, but could still vote. usually farmers and merchants.
- the partricians inherited their power and social status, and clamed that they had the right to rule due to their ancestory
- Tribunes- the rights from the partrician officials.
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