 Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

 After viewing the video:  How did the romans increase their population?  Why did the Romans want to invite more people into their kingdom?  How does that compare to the United States?

 Remus and Romulus  Sons of Mars, god of war, abandoned on the Tiber River, found and raised by a wolf.  Augury – a sign of what will happen in the future, an omen

Various tribes were living on the peninsula we now call Italy. The Latins settled on Palatine, a fertile area with a pleasant climate, around 1200 B.C.

Etruscans (“people of the sea”) of Etruria ruled Rome (the Latins) for 200 years The city of Rome was officially established in 753 B.C. Romans overthrew the Etruscan leaders and set up a Republic in 509 B.C.

 Rome’s development was very much influenced by both the Etruscans and the Greeks.  From the Etruscans:  gladiatorial games  funeral rites  political organization – city states  the Latin alphabet  water systems  architecture

 From the Greeks:  the arts  mythology  city planning  education, philosophy  Architecture  military arts