Roman History

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Roman History

• Introduction

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The Italian Land

• Central position in the Mediterranean
• Alps in the north
• Protected against barbarian invaders
• Fertile plains in the west extending to the sea
• Apennine mountains in the east
• Made eastern Italy largely inaccessible
• Created two groups wealth plainsmen of the west
  and poor mountain tribes of the east
• Few good harbors, all existed in west of south
• Sicily provided stepping stone to Africa
• Wealth of natural resources iron, copper, gold,
  tin, silver, stones, and timber

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Sources for Early Roman History

• Archaeology
• Written
• Livy
• Vergil

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Early people of Rome

• Latin speaking tribes
• Latins
• Sabines
• Samnites
• Ubrians
• Oscans
• Non-latin people in Italy
• Etruscans
• Greeks

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Regions of Italy

• Eturia
• Umbria
• Sabini
• Latium
• Samnium
• Campania

• Picenum
• Apulia
• Lucania
• Calabria
• Bruttia

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Early History

• Etruscan Dominated much of Italy beginning in the
  7th century
• Ruled Rome for about 100 years
• Etruscan culture had second greatest impact on
  Roman culture
• Expanded south, came into direct contact with the
  Greeks and began to decline
• Rome rebelled and gained independence around 500
  BC

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Foundation Myths

• Roman people descended from Aeneas of Troy
• Romulus and Remus
• Founded April 21, 753 BC
• 7 kings of Rome
• Romulus
• Numa Pompilius
• Tullus Hostilius
• Ancus Martius
• Tarquinius Priscus
• Servius Tullius
• Tarquinius Superbus