The Roman World

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World History
EARLY ROME
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• Romulus Remus (753 B.C.)
• Romulus reigns as king until 717 B.C.
• Latins (mid-700s B.C.)
• West-central Italy
• Latium (plains region)
• Tiber River
• Farmers

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• Etruscans (900-500 B.C.)
• Northern Italy
• Excellent artists and engineers
• Conquered the Latins on the seven hills of Rome

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• Built the Forum
• Center of the city, seat of Roman government and
  law.
• Under the Etruscans, Rome becomes one of the
  richest cities in Italy.

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• Tarquin the Proud 534 B.C.
• Cruel
• Romans revolted in 509 B.C.
• Drove Tarquins out
• Pledged to never have a king again
• Many skilled Etruscan workers and artists
  remained in Rome.

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• Established a republic
• Voters elect officials to run the state
• Only adult male citizens could vote
• Checks and balances

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• Republic consisted of
• Senate foreign policy, control money
• Magistrates
• command army
• oversaw law system
• veto (I forbid)
• Popular assemblies voters

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• Conflict of Orders common people attempting to
  win more rights
• Two classes of people
• Patricians
• Plebians

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• Patricians powerful landowners that controlled
  government
• Inherited power
• Plebians majority of population, farmers
  workers
• Had few rights (could vote, not hold office)
• Did not know laws, laws werent written
• Greatest victory got laws written down
• 450 B.C., Roman laws engraved in 12 tablets

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Twelve Tables

• Please READ over the Twelve Tables of Rome
• ANSWER the questions as you read.