Geography and the Early Development of Rome

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Geography and the Early Development of Rome

• Chapter 32

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Introduction

• Roman Civilization lasted from 700 B.C.E. to 476
  C.E.
• Rome is located in Italy.
• The Italian Peninsula is shaped like a boot.

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Romulus and Remus

• Roman myth of how the city of Rome was found.
• Princess gave birth to two sons fathered by Mars.
• An Uncle tried to drown the boys in the Tiber
  River.
• The boys were rescued by a wolf.

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Romulus and Remus

• The boys were raised by the wolf.
• They decided to build a town on the banks of the
  Tiber River.
• The quarreled over who would rule the city.
• Romulus killed his brother and named the city
  Rome.

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The Early Romans and Their Neighbors

• The first Romans were Latins.
• They lived in Italy 1000 B.C.E.
• They built their village on the Palantine.
• Their houses were made out of thatched huts.

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Rome borrowed Ideas from the Etruscans

• The Romans learned how to build from the
  Etruscans.
• They learned about arches and keystones.

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Rome borrowed Ideas from the Etruscans

• The Etruscans enjoyed slave fighting and chariot
  races--
• so did the Romans.

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Rome borrowed Ideas from the Greeks

• Greek architecture.
• The Romans used Greek designs in their own public
  buildings.
• The Romans also used concrete to build huge
  stadiums.

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Rome borrowed Ideas from the Greeks

• The Greek alphabet was adopted and then changed
  by the Etruscans.
• The Romans then borrowed and altered the Etruscan
  alphabet.

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Rome borrowed Ideas from the Greeks

• The Romans borrowed both Greek and Etruscan ideas
  for art.
• Greek influence on Roman art work was called
  Greco-Roman art.

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Rome borrowed Ideas from the Greeks

• Influence of Greek Mythology.
• Greek mythology influenced Roman ideas about the
  gods.
• Romans blended their gods with gods of other
  cultures.
• Adopted the Greek gods as their own, but gave
  them Roman names.