How did Rome get its name?

Part 1

• As everybody knows, Rome is now the capital city of Italy.

• 2,000 years ago, it was the center of the Roman Empire.

• This is one of the Roman stories:” Twin boys, Romulus and Remus, were the sons of Mars (the Roman god of war). An evil uncle took them as babies from their mother and threw them into the River Tiber to drown.

The babies floated to land, and a mother wolf fed and cared for them. Later a herdsman looked after the twins until they grew up. Years later, Mars told his twin sons to build a city where they had been found. The city was Rome. One day, Remus made fun of the wall Romulus had built around the city. The twins argued, fought, and Romulus killed Remus.” • Archaeologists agree that people lived in Rome long

before 753 B.C. .

Romulus and Remus

Questions !!!!!!!!

• What is the capital of Italy? • How many years ago did Rome rule The Roman

Empire?

How was Rome ruled?

Part 2

• The Romans were farmers and herders. • For a long time, they were under the control of

their neighbours, the Etruscans. • Rome became rich and king Tarquin, their last king

was driven out in 509 B.C. • That year, Rome became a republic. • It was ruled by the Senate. • Senators (rich people) had more power than the

plebeians (poor people). The rich ran the government. • Plebeians were free but weren’t Roman citizens. • Womens could n’t vote because they weren’t

considered citizens.

Julius Caesar Nero

Roman Kings

Caligula Septimius Severus

Questions !!!!!!!!

• What jobs did the Romans do? • For a long time, who were they ruled by? • What happened to their last king? • In which year did Rome become a republic? • Which group was it ruled by? • What is a senator? • What is a plebeian? • What weren’t the plebeians? • Why couldn’t the women vote?