The Rise of Rome

Rome’s Beginnings What do you know about the Roman Empire? When did it exist? What religion of the World was The Roman Empire located on? What do you think happened to the Empire?

Rome’s Beginnings Italy is an important location in the middle of the Mediterranean region of Europe. It is a long, narrow peninsula with a distinctive shape…it looks like a high heeled boot jutting into the Sea...

Historians know little about the first people to live in Italy. Rome’s Beginnings Historians know little about the first people to live in Italy. There is evidence however, that groups from the north slipped through Italy’s mountain passes between 1500 B.C.E and 1000 B.C.E.

Rome’s Beginnings Attracted to by the mild climate and rich soil, a small but steady stream of new comers settled in the hills and on the plains of the small country. Among these peoples were a Latin speaking people who built the City of Rome on the Plain of Latium (LAY-Shee-Uhm) in central Italy

Rome’s Beginnings

Geography played a major part in the location of Rome. Where was Rome located? Geography played a major part in the location of Rome. The site chosen for Rome was about 15 miles up the Tiber River from the Mediterranean Sea.

Where was Rome located? The Tiber River gave the Romans a source of water and a way to the rest of the Mediterranean world. At the same time, Rome was far enough from the sea to escape raids from violent pirates.

Where was Rome located? Questions 1) What sea does Italy stick out into? 2) Where did the early Latin people of Italy build the City of Rome? What river was the City of Rome built on?

Where was Rome located? Questions 1) What sea does Italy stick out into? Mediterranean Sea 2) Where did the early Latin people of Italy build the City of Rome? The Plain of Latium (LAY-Shee-Uhm) What river was the City of Rome built on? Tiber River

Where was Rome located? In addition, Rome was built of seven hills…which was done on purpose by the Romans. The hills were very steep, making it easy to defend the city against enemy attacks.

Where was Rome located? Rome was also located at a place where people could not easily cross the Tiber River. As a result, Rome became a stopping place for people traveling north and south in western Italy and merchant ships sailing along the Mediterranean.

Two different legends describe how Rome began. Where was Rome located? How did Rome begin??? Two different legends describe how Rome began.

Where was Rome located? The traditional story is that twin brothers named Romulus and Remus founded the city. As babies, the boys were abandoned near the Tiber River… they were then rescued by a wolf and raised by a shepherd and eventually built the city of Rome in 753 B.C.E.

Where was Rome located? The twins quarreled because Remus was making fun of the walls that his brother was building. Romulus lashed out in a fury and killed his brother…he then went on to become the first King of Rome, naming the city after himself.

Where was Rome located? Now there is a second tale that tell the story of Rome’s beginnings…told through the famous Roman Poet Virgil. Virgil - Virgil is traditionally ranked as one of Rome's greatest poets…Virgil appears as Dante's guide through hell and purgatory.

Where was Rome located? Now Virgil wrote a story called the Aeneid and it told the tale of a Trojan Hero Aeneas (Ih-ee-Uhs) He and his band of followers are said to have sailed the Mediterranean Sea after the Greeks Captured the city of Troy.

What was the Battle of Troy? Where was Rome located? What was the Battle of Troy? In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans (Greeks) after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus king of Sparta.

Where was Rome located? After many adventure together Aeneas and his Trojans landed at the mouth of the Tiber River… Through War and finally marriage to the local King’s daughter, Aeneas united the Trojans and the Latin people living in Italy and became the father of the Romans

Where was Rome located? Questions 4) Who were Romulus and Remus? 5) What happened to Aeneas and his followers after the Trojan War? 6) Who was Virgil 7) Which one of the Rome creation stories do you seem to find more reasonable.

Virgil is traditionally ranked as one of Rome's greatest poets Where was Rome located? Questions 4) Who were Romulus and Remus? Legend says they were abandoned and then rescued by a wolf and raised by a shepherd and eventually built the city of Rome 5) What happened to Aeneas and his followers after the Trojan War? Legend says that they could have been the creators of the City of Rome. 6) Who was Virgil Virgil is traditionally ranked as one of Rome's greatest poets 7) Which one of the Rome creation stories do you seem to find more reasonable.

They build huts on Rome’s hills, tended herds and grew crops… Where was Rome located? Historians are not sure how Rome truly began…however the believe that Latin’s lived in the area of Rome as early as 1000 B.C.E. They build huts on Rome’s hills, tended herds and grew crops…

It was this early band society that eventually becomes known as Rome. Where was Rome located? Sometime between 800 B.C.E. and 700 B.C.E., they decided to band together for protection. It was this early band society that eventually becomes known as Rome.

Where was Rome located? Early Influences… After about 800 B.C.E., other groups joined the Romans in Italy …the two most important of which were the Greeks and the Etruscans.

Where was Rome located? Many Greeks came to southern Italy and Sicily because the Greek Empire was busy building overseas colonies. From the Greeks the Romans learned to grow olives and grapes…crops that will eventually become very important to the Roman culture and trade.

Where was Rome located? The Romans also adopted the Greek alphabet and really embraced their cultures very much. Skills such as architecture, sculptures and literature were all learned from the Greek culture.

Where was Rome located? Rome’s very early growth was influenced most, however by the Etruscans…who lived north of Rome in the Etruria (Ih-Trur-ee-uh) region of Italy. The Etruscans were skilled metalworkers who became rich from mining and trade.

Where was Rome located? They forced enslaved people to do the heaviest work and concentrated on making there own lives very comfortable. Their tomb paintings show men and women feasting, dancing and playing music and sports.

Where was Rome located? Some murals also show bloody battle scenes, revealing a massive pride in their military. The Etruscans changed Rome from a village of straw roofed huts into a city of wood and brick buildings.

Where was Rome located? They laid out streets, temples and public buildings around a central square…which is also how modern cities are laid out.

Where was Rome located? The Etruscans also taught the Romans a new style of dress featuring short cloaks and togas…loose garments draped over one shoulder.

Where was Rome located? Togas

Where was Rome located? The most important aspect that the Etruscans left on the Romans would be their model for their military…which would inspire the Romans to assemble a massive army later on.

9) What Important crops did the Greeks teach the Romans to grow? Where was Rome located? Questions 8) After about 800 B.C.E., what two important groups of people joined the Romans in Italy ? 9) What Important crops did the Greeks teach the Romans to grow? 10) What was the new clothing that the Romans adopted from the Etruscans?

Where was Rome located? Questions 8) After about 800 B.C.E., what two important groups of people joined the Romans in Italy ? Greeks and The Etruscans 9) What Important crops did the Greeks teach the Romans to grow? Olives and Grapes 10) What was the new clothing that the Romans adopted from the Etruscans? Togas and Cloaks

The Birth of the Republic

The Birth of the Republic