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The Beginning of Rome

The Beginning of Rome. How was Rome founded? By whom? When? Where?. Before Rome…. 4 Groups of people lived on the Italian Peninsula and surrounding areas. Etruscans Carthaginians Greeks Latins. Rome—600 B.C. . Greek city-state model Ruled by a chieftain or king, known as rex .

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The Beginning of Rome

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  1. The Beginning of Rome

  2. How was Rome founded? By whom? When? Where?

  3. Before Rome… • 4 Groups of people lived on the Italian Peninsula and surrounding areas. • Etruscans • Carthaginians • Greeks • Latins

  4. Rome—600 B.C. • Greek city-state model • Ruled by a chieftain or king, known as rex. • The king had help from a council or senate. • Members of the senate were leading citizens of Rome. • Senate comes from the Latin word senexmeaning “old man.” • The Roman government was a monarchy. • Monarchy: a form of government in which a country is ruled by a king or queen

  5. Etruscan Influences • Government • Language • Deities • Military • Society

  6. Roman Society • Two classes: • Patricians: upper class citizens • Plebeians: small landowners and tenant farmers

  7. A Republic is Formed • In 509 B.C., a group of patricians drove out the last Etruscan king and proclaimed Rome an independent republic. • Republic: • A form of government in which the leader is not a king or queen but someone put in office by citizens with the right to vote. • The citizens have the power.

  8. Back to Romulus and Remus • Read the two versions of the legend of Romulus and Remus. • Compare and contrast the stories on the Venn diagram. • Then, answer this question: Which of these stories do you think is most believable? Why?

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