how did the geography of rome help in its earliest establishment?
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How did the geography of Rome help in its earliest establishment?
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Romulus and Remus were: semi-divine, born of Mars
and a woman, threatened as babies placed in basket on river rescued by a she wolf raised by a shepherd, built city on land of rescue
Romulus jumped a wall on Palatine hill and killed Remus with a brick,
Romulus named the city after himself, Rome.
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Another story is The Aeneid, by Virgil,featuring Aeneas, (a-KNEE-us) a survivor of Troy in the myth, The Illiad,
Aeneas built the city and his sons were Romulus and Remus
The historical truth: seven villages of Latins which were separated by swamp, were attacked by the Sabines and the Etruscans, then unified
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Responsible for beginning Rome’s development
Established the 100 patres, founding the patrician class and senate
Made Capitoline Hill an asylum for fugitives w/o women
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Leader of the Sabines lived at same time as Romulus
Enlarged the city Started several
religious cults Borrowing from
conquered cultures
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Founded religious temples and offices Vestal Virgins Pontifus
maximus, chief priest of Rome
(one leader for government and religion)
Possibly a Sabine leader as well
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Established Rome’s Senate house the Curia Hostilia Senate ideas from
Greece Conquered Alba
Longa a city founded by Aeneas’ son
Vicious warrior, word hostile traced back to how he treated people
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Enlarged Rome’s territorial control by capturing Etruscan land to the North (Roman
expansion) Captured port of
Ostia
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Also known as Tarquin the Elder, came to Rome from Etruria, bringing Etruscan customs, culture and builders w/ them (Think of the “Roman
sponge”) Built earliest public works,
temples on Capitoline hill, a public sewer, fought wars with neighboring cities
Arrogant made enemies of the royal clans
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A slave in the Tarquin household, became king when a Tarquin was murdered
Remembered as mild and kind, instituted the census and the assembly
Built a wall around Rome still called the Servian wall
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Known as Tarquin the Proud.
Led to a rebellion against the Tarquins led by Brutus.
Brutus became one of 1st consuls; he killed his own sons for trying to returns the Tarquins to Power
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The Senate was made up of 300 upper-class men called patricians and common citizens called plebeians
Only patricians could hold office, led by 2 consuls.
The senate advised consuls who then ruled, consuls had veto power which means “I forbid.”
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Dictators could be appointed in an emergency, most famous Cincinnatus who left plowing his fields to lead the army and returned to his mule in one day.
Longest rule by a dictator was Sulla who ruled and took the power away from the Senate and Patricians for two years.
The last Dictator was Julius Caesar.