Monday- test
Tuesday- notes
Wednesday- politics
Thursday- notes
Friday- notes
Rome
- Close to Mediterranean Sea
- Alps and Apenninies Mountain Ranges helped to protect Rome
- Located next to the Tiber River
- Contained large plains making it easy to farm
- Position made it easier for Rome to conquer other lands and gain new territory
Latins
- Built the original settlement at Rome on Palatine Hill
- This is where Romulus and Remus were found by the she-wolf
Greeks-- 750-600 BC
- Established colonies in southern Italy and Sicily
- Brought Greek ideas to Italy
Etruscan
- came from northern Italy
- skilled metalworkers and engineers
- writing system with an alphabet that the Romans adopted Greatly influenced Roman architecture
- Introduced the arch
- No Etruscan documents or literature
Republic- citizens vote for representatives, they make and pass laws for us
Patricians and Plebeians
Patricians- wealthy land owners, ancestry gave them power to make laws and be in office
Plebeians- normal peoples, workers,
- Tribunes elected officials to help the Plebeians
Dictators- chosen by the Consuls and elected by the Senate in time of crisis
12 Tables- like their constitution
Thrown off a big rock for lying
8 kind of punishments
fetters
whipping
Military-
The military was a important part of making rome into a major power
All land-owning citizens were required to serve in military
Legions were made up of large (5,000) groups of men called a century
Centurion led the century
Each legion had a cavalry unit for support
Roman Treatment of People Taken Over
Areas next to Rome (latins) became full Roman citizens
In other areas of Italy (little further) became citizens but cant vote
Areas outside Italy became allies
Supposed to govern themselves but supply troops and cant make treaties with others
This lenient policy allow Roman Empire to last a long time
Punic Wars (Rome vs. Carthage) (western Meditarrian)
First
Punic is a Phoebician word
Fought over the island Sicily
Lasted 23 years
Rome won
Second
Carthage was upset about 1st so they attacked Romans
Rome won
Scipio
Famous roman general
Made decision to fight back
Hannibal - famous Carthaginian General
He led the Massive surprise attack
He went over alps mountains to get there
Led with 50,000 infantry, 9,000 cavalry, and 60 elephants
Thru Spain, France, and into Italy
Lost over half men and elephant before they got there
Romans attack so Carthage go home
Lasted 10 years
Rome won
Third
Rome went on offensive and laid siege (surround them, burn, starve them and then invade)
Lasted 3 years
- Romans win and put lots of people into slavery
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