Roman Geography:
Was built on 7 rolling hills around the Tiber river, near the center of the Italian peninsula
Its midway point between alps
From 1000 to 500 B.c.
they were Latins Greeks and Etruscan
Latins built the original settlement at Rome it was a cluster of wooden huts one top of one of the seven hills
Greek Influence
between 750 and 600 BC established colonies along the southern part of Italy and Sicily
cities became prosperous and commercially active
brought all of Italy including Rome into closer contact with Greek civilization
Etruscans
native to northern Italy
skilled metal workers ad engineers
very influenced by the development of the Roman Civilization
adopted there alphabet and some of the architecture like the arch
Republic-is a form of government in which the power rests with citizens who have the right to vote for leaders
in Rome citizenship with voting rights granted only to free born adult male land owners
different groups that 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
Patricians inherited their power and social status and claimed they had the right to rule do to acestory
they barred plebeians from holding high offices in the government
In time the leaders of Rome allowed the plebeians to form their own assembly and elect their own representative to protect their rights
Tribunes: form of their assembly
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