 32.1 Introduction  1. The King was afraid of them taking power  2. He wanted to be the King of Rome  3. Parts of the story are not true  4. The real groups of people who found Rome

 32.2 The Early Romans and their Neighbors  1. They were the first Romans  They invaded Italy before 1,000 B.C.E.  2. On the Palatine  Etruscans and Greeks  3. Dominate Etruria, just north of Rome  Ruled northern and central Italy  4. When Greek colonists established towns in southern Italy  From traders and Greeks in Rome

 1. Engineering techniques like the Arch and Cuniculus  2. A long underground trench  To carry water for irrigation  Drain swamps  Carry water to cities  3. The keystone  Bridges  Stadiums  Aqueducts

 32.4 The Influence of Etruscan Sporting Events  1. Slave fighting and chariot races  2. Gladiators fights and chariot races

 32.5 The Influence of Greek Architecture  1. The Romans used Greek designs in their public buildings

 32.6 The Influence of Greek Writing  1. The Etruscans adopted and changed the Greek alphabet, the Romans then adopted and changed the Etruscan alphabet  2. Romans wrote in all capital letters like the Greeks  Romans carved inscriptions in walls and columns for all to see like the Greeks  Roman writers were inspired by Greek writers

 32.7 The Influence of Greek Art  Pottery  Sculpture  Painting

 32.8 The Influence of Greek Mythology  1. Blend of many influences  Especially Greek Mythology  2. They blended that god’s characteristics with their own gods