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The Early Romans

• The Impacts of their Neighbors

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Founding of Rome

• Nobody really knows who Romes first King was
• The first Romans were Latins one of several
  groups to settle Italy before 1000BCE
• Around 700BCE a Latin tribe may have built Rome
  on the Palatine one of 7 hills around Rome

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Roman Culture

• As the city of Rome grew, their culture was
  influenced by their neighbors The Etruscans and
  The Greeks
• The Etruscans controlled much of northern Italy
  between 800-600BCE
• The Greeks established cities in southern Italy
  and on Sicily

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The Influence of Etruscan Engineering

• The Romans became great builders owe their
  knowledge of engineering and building science to
  the Etruscans
• The arch and the cuniculus
• An arch is a semi-circle supported by two columns
  and a keystone
• A cuniculus is a long underground trench
  connected to the earth above by long shafts
  (modern day sewer system)

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The Influence of Etruscan Sport

• The Romans adopted 2 bloody sports
• Slave Fighting and Chariot Racing (Also Greek)
• In Roman stadiums, slaves died fighting as
  gladiators trained to fight for entertainment

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The Influence of Greek Architecture

• Greeks built marble temples as homes for their
  gods.
• The Romans used columns and marble for their
  public buildings
• Began using cement to build Pantheon, the
  Coliseum, and the Circus Maximus

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The Influence of Greek Writing

• (1) The Greek alphabet was adopted by the
  Etruscans and (2) the Etruscans changed it.
• Then (3) the Romans borrowed the Etruscan
  alphabet and changed it.
• Like the Greeks, Romans wrote in all capital
  letters
• Like the Greeks, Romans carved important
  documents like laws and treaties into bronze or
  stones
• Romans carved into walls and columns
• Roman authors were inspired by Greek mythology

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The Influence of Greek Art

• Greek pottery was admired by Etruscans and Romans
• Greek pottery was highly valued, used to store
  goods, and painted with figures, heroes, gods,
  etc.
• Romans took Greek artists into their homes, and
  Romans imitated Greek styles but created their
  own lively and realistic style
• Roman sculptors were skilled at creating
  life-like statues

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The Influence of Greek Mythology

• The early religion in Rome was a mixture of many
  influences
• From the Etruscans, Romans would celebrate
  religious rituals in founding their cities
• Romans had their own gods, but as they mixed with
  Greek mythology, similar gods from each culture
  would be blended to make a Roman god
• Romans simply adopted some of the Greek gods as
  their own, and gave them Roman Names (Zeus
  Jupiter Aries Mars)
• For Romans, mythology was less important than
  strict ritual for exact occasions.

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