Download Rome Geography and Religion

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• Read the quote by Livy and answer the question.
• “Not without reason did gods and men choose
this spot for the site of our city – the hills, the
river to bring us produce from the inland regions
and sea-borne commerce from abroad, the sea
itself, near enough for convenience yet not so
near as to bring danger from foreign fleets, our
situation at the very heart of Italy- all these
advantages make it of all places in the world the
best for a city destined to grow great.”
• According to Livy, what advantages does Rome
have to grow great?
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• Where is this place?
 Located in center of
Italian peninsula (distant
from Eastern
Mediterranean powers.)
 Protected by Alps in north
and Mediterranean Sea to
the west, east, and south.
 Mediterranean provides
protection and sea-borne
commerce.
 The Apennine Mountains
run down center of Italy
like a backbone.
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• Good landscape = growing population.
• Good harbors, fertile fields, river valleys,
and mild climate supported agriculture and
trading.
• Rome grew along Tiber River and became a
strong city-state between 800 – 700 BC.
• Rome influences all of Mediterranean
region because of its location.
The Founding of Rome
• How Rome Came to Be - The story of
Romulus and Remus.
Mythology and Religion
• Religiously, Rome is much like Greece.
• Polytheistic
• Roman gods developed from Etruscan and
Greek gods.
• Etruscans briefly ruled Rome and it was
thought they could read the future by
watching the birds.
• Eventually, Romans also adopted some
Greek Gods.
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Mythology
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Feasts and
festivals to
honor the gods
1. Temples also
built.
• Government
even worshipped
gods and
practiced rituals.
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Roman Gods to Know
Take a few minutes to fill in this chart and research what the Roman God equivalent is for
each of the Greek Gods and list their power.
Greek God
Ares
Zeus
Hera
Aphrodite
Artemis
Athena
Hestia
Hades
Hermes
Poseidon
Roman God
Power
Roman Gods to Know
Take a few minutes to fill in this chart and research what the Roman God equivalent is for
each of the Greek Gods and list their power.
Greek God
Roman God
Power
Ares
Mars
God of War
Zeus
Jupiter
Hera
Juno
Marriage
Aphrodite
Venus
Love and Beauty
Artemis
Diana
Ag. and Hunting
Athena
Minerva
Hestia
Vesta
Hearth and Home
Hades
Pluto
Underworld
King of Gods
Wisdom
Hermes
Mercury
Messenger God
Poseidon
Neptune
God of the Sea
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