Rome
Rome was built on 7 rolling Hills around the Tiber River near the center of the Italian Peninsula.
It is midway point between Alps and Italy's southern tip.
First Romans- From 1000 to 500 B.C. Three groups inhabited the region and fought for contron of it.
They were the Latins, Greeks, and Etruscans.
The Latins built the original settlement at Rome. It was a cluster of wooden huts on top of one of teh seven hills.
Greek influence- Between 750 and 600 BC the Greeks established colonies along the southern part of Italy and Sicily.
The cities became very prosperous and commercially active.
They brought all of Italy, including Rome, into closer contact with Greek civilization.
Etruscans- They were native to northern Itlay.
They were skilled metal workers and engineers.
They were very influencial in the development of Roman civilization.
Romans adopted their alphabet.
They also adopted some of their arcitecture especially the Arch.
Republic- Is a form of government in which the power rests with citizens who have the risht to vote for their leaders.
In Rome citizenship with voting rights was granted only to Free born adult male landowners.
two Romans that struggled for power.
Patricians- The wealthy landowners who held most of the power.
Plebians- the common people, but could still vote. Usually farmers and merchants.
Patricians inherited their power and didn't let the plebians hold hight power.
In time the Roman leaders let Plebians form their own assembly and elect representatives and these people wers called Tribunes.
Romulus and Remus-twins, They were put in a basket and sent down the Tigris River. She wolf took them in and established Rome and Romulus killed Remus.
Legal code of Roman Republic and US government- constitution and the twelve tables put out for everyone to see.
Judicial branch- Apointed by the president and aproved by the senate. They served for a year.
legislative branch- both systems had checks and balances. Both had senators US 100 and Romans 400. Tribal assembly- ordinary people and made the laws, centuriatal assembly- soldiers. Rome people served for life. US served for 6 terms.
executive branch- US has one leader the Romans have two called the concils adviced by the senate and command the army
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