Download Founding of Rome

The Rise of Rome
What is the early
history of Rome?
(how did it all get started?)
(pg.239-240)
Legend:
Aeneas
of
Troy
Legend: Romulus
and Remus
Fact:
The area of what
would later be
Rome was a
border territory
of the Latins
and Etruscans.
Both groups
struggled to
control these 7
hills near the
Tiber River.
Some of the earliest Latin
communities were established
on the Palatine Hill.
Fact:
Rome began with the
overthrow of an
foreign Etruscan king
ruling over the Latins
in 509 BC.
The early Romans
established a
REPUBLIC
REPUBLIC
= a government in which citizens
elect representatives to rule for them.
Why was Rome’s
location so favorable?
(pg.240-241)
The Alps & Apennines Mountain ranges
helped protect Roman Italy.
The Italian Peninsula
gave Rome a position
to access trade routes
and conquer new
lands.
Quiz: Be able to answer the
questions we looked at today.
HW: Read pg.242-245
Answer KEY QUESTIONS
into your notebooks.