Ancient Rome Notes

In class today, we took notes on the Roman Empire from Mr. Schick's powerpoint. We were not able to get through all of the powerpoint but here's what we got to so far:

Who settled Rome?
Etruscans
-came from the north-central part of the peninsula
-metalworkers, artists, architects
two foundation myths:
-vigil's Aeneid (where Aeneas escapes from Troy- sound familiar?)
-the story of Remus and Romulus

Who else settled Rome?
Greeks
-they had many colonies around the Mediterranean Sea
-Romans borrowed ideas from them such as:
-religious beliefs
-alphabet
-much of their art
-military techniques and weaponry

But who first settled them?
the Latins
- descendants of Indo (India)- Europeans
- settled on the banks of the Tiber river
- situated so trading ships- but not war fleets- could navigate as far as Rome, but no further
- a commercial port, but not susceptible to attack
- and... built on seven hills (esp. Palatine)

... They drained a swamp...
-many streams flowed into the Tiber
-There was a marshy area called the forum, between Palatine and Capitoline Hills
- Tarquin the Proud's grandfather built the Cloaca Maxima (largest ancient drain), which channeled water into the Tiber
-urban legend says Washington DC was built on a swamp- but only about 2% was actually swampland- however, Constitution Avenue is located on what used to be called Tiber Creek

Now Tarquin's kinda proud, but he got a little loud...
- Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
- The seventh and final king of Rome
- Known as Tarquin the proud (sometimes referred to as Tarquin the Arrogant)
- A true tyrant, in the old and modern sense of the word

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