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 \n[www.studenthandouts.com](www.studenthandouts.com)  \nGeography of Rome  \n\n| Protection for Rome and Italy |\n| --- |\n| • Rome built on seven hills\u003Cbr>• Alps\u003Cbr>• Barrier to the north\u003Cbr>• Seas\u003Cbr>• Barriers on other three sides\u003Cbr>• Poor harbors in eastern Italy\u003Cbr>• Little interference from cultures to the east |\n\n\n| Unification of Italy under Rome |\n| --- |\n| • Rome centrally located on peninsula\u003Cbr>• Good location for capital city\u003Cbr>• Apennine Mountains run north-south\u003Cbr>• Not a barrier to unification of the peninsula |\n\n\n| Farming and Trade |\n| --- |\n| • Fertile soil and mild climate\u003Cbr>• Good for farming\u003Cbr>• No need to import foodstuffs\u003Cbr>• Central location in Mediterranean\u003Cbr>• Good for trade\u003Cbr>• Launching point for expansion throughout Mediterranean region |\n\nOthers Living in Italy  \n• Greek colonists  \n– Eastern portion of Sicily  \n– ―Heel‖ and ―toe‖ of Italy  \n• Carthaginian colonists  \n– Western portion of Sicily  \n• Gauls  \n– Between Alps and Po River  \nThe Etruscans  \n• Mystery – their origins are lost to prehistory  \n– Numerous hypotheses  \n• Indigenous (first humans to live in region)  \n• Migrated from east, north, or south, circa 1000 BCE  \n• Lived north of Rome  \n– Region today called ―Tuscany‖ after them (ancient Etruria)  \n– Enemies of the Romans  \n• Taught the Romans:  \n– Arch in architecture, drainage and sewer-building, phalanx military formation  \nThe Latins  \n• Indo-European tribe from the north  \n• Circa 1200 BCE – Settled south of the Tiber River in an area that came to be called Latium  \n• Latin League formed for protection  \n– Rome was the leading city in this league  \n• Legend of the founding of Rome in 753 BCE  \n– Twin brothers Romulus and Remus  \n• Ordered drowned by uncle who wanted throne  \n• Instead raised by a she-wolf  \n• Grew up and killed their uncle  \n• Romulus killed Remus in a fight over what to name the city  \nThree Major Periods of Roman History  \nRoman Origins  \n•Circa 1000-509 BCE  \n•Earliest settlements on Palatine Hill  \n•753 BCE – Legendary founding of Rome by Romulus  \nand Remus  \n| Roman Republic |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| •509-31 BCE\u003Cbr>•Etruscan kings overthrown under leadership of Lucius Junius Brutus, the traditional founder of the Republic, in 509 BCE\u003Cbr>•Republic = “thing of the people”\u003Cbr>•Ended with Battle of Actium in 31 BCE |  |\n\nRoman Empire  \n•31 BCE-476 CE  \n•Began when Octavian’s forces defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra  \n•End of Western Roman Empire traditionally dated to 476 CE, when last emperor, Romulus Augustus, deposed  \n•Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire continued until conquered by the Turks in 1453  \nGovernment: Patricians and Plebeians  \n\n| Patricians |\n| --- |\n| • Nobles\u003Cbr>• Controlled the government of the Republic\u003Cbr>• Executive power\u003Cbr>• Two consuls elected for a one-year term\u003Cbr>• Elected by adult male patricians\u003Cbr>• Legislature\u003Cbr>• Senate – upper house\u003Cbr>• About 300 patricians\u003Cbr>• Served for life\u003Cbr>• Controlled by about 12 families\u003Cbr>• Assembly – lower house\u003Cbr>• All free, adult males who could afford weaponry\u003Cbr>• All acts had to be approved by the Senate |\n\n\n| Plebeians |\n| --- |\n| • Common people\u003Cbr>• Few rights and little power\u003Cbr>• Could not run for public office\u003Cbr>• Could not marry into the nobility (the patrician class)\u003Cbr>• Little say in the creation of laws\u003Cbr>• Continuously threatened to secede from Rome and create their own city\u003Cbr>• Over the centuries, they were granted more and more rights |","cbCaip5jmMJwuPlc","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaip5jmMJwuPlc","pdf",1011226,18,"English","# Geography of Rome\n## Protection for Rome and Italy\n## Unification of Italy under Rome\n## Farming and Trade\n# Others Living in Italy\n## Greek and Carthaginian Colonists\n## Gauls\n## The 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