Rome
Roman Geography
- 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
First Romans
- from 1000 to 500 BC three groups inhabited the region and fought for control of it
- they were the Latins, Greeks, and Estruscans
- the Latins built the original settlement at Rome, it was a cluster of wooden huts on top of one of the seven hills
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
- the brought all o Italy including Rome into closer contact with Greek civilization
Estruscans
- They were native to northern Italy
- they were skilled metal workers and engineers
- they were very influenced in the development of Roman civilization
- Romans adopted their alphabet
- Also they adopted some of their architecture especially the arch
Republic
- Republic-is a form of government in which the power rests with citizens 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 different 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 the government
- in time the leaders of Rome, allowed the Plebeians to form their own assembly and elect their own representative to protected their rights from the Patrician officials they called this their tribunes
Research
2 groups will look up the story of Romulus and Remus
Compare and contrast Roman republic and US government
1 group will have the executive branch
1 group will have the legislative branch
1 group will have judicial branch
1 group will have legal code
legislative branch:
- Roman: senate was the most powerful part of the legislative branch...consist of 300 male citizens who owned land.They could tell the consul how much money they could spend and on what. Were appointed by the consul. Mostly patricians for the senate.
- US: made up of the House of Representative(435 members) and senate(100 members 2 for each state). They make laws.
- both have check and balance embedded, both make laws and control the balance
- Rome serves for life US 6 terms, Rome woman weren't allowed to run in US woman can
- had tribal assembly-ordinary people, served for life, made the laws, centuriate assembly-based of soldiers, picked, served for life
- senate- more rich people...upper class,
executive branch:
- both command the army, same branches of gov. elected to serve
US has 1 ruler, Rome has 2 rulers( served for 2 years and advised by the senate)
US has cabinets
judicial branch:
- you have the right to a speedy trial with jury, planned by president and confirmed by senate
- Rome served for 1 year, 8 judges, ruled over court cases, chosen by the centuriate assembly
legal code:
- adopted by a state or nation. Roman empire had 12 tables, set out for everyone to see. Supreme law like the US constitution for America
Romulus and Remus:
- twin brothers, basket where the twins were placed washed up were found by a she-wolf, grew up to be very strong important people, founded the city of Rome, Romulus killed Remus
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