- On the shores of the Tiber river, in the low-lying "seven hills" of central Italy. A perfect location.
What three groups of people dominated the culture of early Rome?
- Latins (they came first and settled Rome)
- Etruscans (came from the East, settled up North)
- Greeks (remember
Who was Tarquin the proud?
- He was the last of the Roman kings. He was run out of town when his son raped a woman and didn't do anything about it.
How did Rome move from a Monarchy to a Republic?
- Ruled by the Etruscans (monarchy) who were advised by rich patricians (the Senate) (aristocracy)
- after Tarquin (no more tyranny) the gov. became res republica (the people's business)
What is the difference between a patrician and a plebeian?
- Patrician- upper class, landowning, powerful
- Plebeian- common people, workers, small- time farmers, some wealthy non patricians.
Define:
Senate- Gov. assembly of 300 patricians appointed for life; first by kings, then consuls.
Consuls- The most powerful people, like a president. 2 senators who led the gov. and military for 1 year terms; could veto each other.
Tribunes- leaders of the plebeian assembly; first rather powerless, gaining ground over the years.
What were the 12 tables?
- Marked the 1st time that laws were written down in Rome
- Set up to protect plebeians who were getting pushed around by patricians
- Publicly displayed in the Forum (450 BC)
The roman republic serves as a model for what modern document, and what modern government?
- The constitution of the US and its separation of powers:
Describe why only the rich could serve in the Senate.
- Members were not paid, but worked their way up from low-ranking magistrates to higher ones.
- They needed to spend a lot to look good, popular, and powerful, making them electable
- Plebes couldn't afford to do that.
The kings who ruled between 600 and 500 BC ordered the building of the Forum, Rom's political center.
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