Roman History

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Roman History

• By Tiffany Gomez
• Computers Social Studies 6-1
  

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The Punic War

• Sicily asked Rome to help them fight the Punics.
• The Romans agreed.
• The Punics found out they were scared the Romans
  would take over so they attacked the Romans.
• The Romans werent good sailors so they stole a
  boat from the punics and copied it.
• The Romans won the war.

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Roman Languages

• The Romans Had many languages which are unknown.
• Italian
• Oscan
• Sabine

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Religion

• Romans have many things in common with Greece
  like religion.
• Romans also believed in more than one god.
• They believed each god represented something.
• Like Zeus Rome also had a chief of all gods
  Jupiter he too threw lightning bolts.

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Geography

• Rome is the capital of Italy.
• Rome is shaped like a boot.
• If you look closely it looks like if Rome was
  going to kick Slicly.
• Rome is a very fertile land.
• Rome has for regions Po basin, Alps,Appenis,
  flat land.

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Julius Cesar

• Julius Cesear was a great leader of the Roman
  amy.
• He was such a great leader they decided to make
  him the leader of Rome.
• The people loved him so much, the senate decided
  to make him a dictator.
• Then Julius caser wanted or tried to become King
  so they killed him.

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Octavian Augustus

• He was Julius Cesar's nephew.
• Then Julius Cesar adopted him as a son.
• After Julius Cesar was assent Octavian Augustus
  took over.
• I was a great ruler better than his father.
• He was such a good ruler he ruled for 41 years.

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Government

• In Rome they had a government.
• Back then they did have senate.
• They also let rulers be dictators.
• Romes council was made up of two people chose by
  the Senate.

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Roman Legends

• Rome had many legends.
• One of the legends is about a princess who had 2
  twin boys who were going to rule but their uncle
  wanted to rule so he threw them into a river.

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Roman Legends II

• The two boys were saved by a a shepherd.
• Then they were adopted by farmers.
• Then they became rulers of Rome.

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Rome 2001

• Rome is a very important country.
• Yes it still has all the ancient building but it
  is more advanced know.
• The money they use in Rome is called lira.
• Rome has two very important industries wine and
  manufacture.