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Ancient Rome
Origins of Rome
Italy is in the middle of the
Mediterranean region.
Rome is 15 miles up the Tiber River
from the Mediterranean Sea.
The Tiber River was a source of water
to the Romans.
Locate:
Sicily
Apennines
Latium
Etruria
Tiber River
Rome
Location of Rome
List examples of how geography
determined Rome’s location.
The Location of Rome
How did Rome Begin?
2 Legends on how Rome actually
began.
1- Twin brothers founded the city. They
were abandoned near the Tiber River
when young. They decided to build a
city around 735 B.C. The twins had a
fight. Finally the city was named after
the first king, Romulus.
How Did Rome
Begin?
2. The Trojan hero Aeneas and his followers
sailed the Mediterranean Sea after the
Greeks captured Troy. He landed at the
mouth of the Tiber ad married the local
king’s daughter.
Aeneas united the Trojans and some Latins;
he then became the “father” of the Romans.
Early Influences
Around 800 B.C. the Greeks and the
Etruscans joined the Romans in Italy.
They adopted the Greek Alphabet, and
modeled architecture, sculpture and
literature after the Greeks.
Etruscans
After 350 BC the Etruscans moved
south and took control of Rome and
most of Latium.
They changed Rome from a village of
straw-roofed huts into a city of wood
and brick buildings.
The Etruscan army served as a model
for the mighty army of the Romans.
The Republic of
Rome
Although the Etruscans created a
government that was wealthy and
powerful; the Tarquins- the ruling
family- grew very cruel.
The Romans rebelled and created a
Republic.
A republic is a form of government in
which the leader is not a king or queen
but someone put in office by citizens
with the right to vote.
The Republic
Today:
How does the Roman Republic compare
to our Government today?
Mighty Rome?
In the early Republic, every male
citizen who owned land had to serve in
the army.
Disciple was harsh and the deserters
were punished with death.
The soldiers were molded so they would
not give up easily.
Roman Armies
The Roman armies fought like the
Greeks at first.
But they soon found that it was better to
march in legions.
Legions are smaller groups of 6,000
men. Then each legion was divided into
60 groups of 120 soldiers.
Roman Weapons
Gladiusa short sword
Piluma spear
Questions Section
1
Where is Rome located?
What is one of the legions of how
Rome began?
Which group had the most
influence on Romans?
What type of government did
Rome have?
Who was in the Roman army?