Early
Influences on
Rome
Agenda
1.
Kahoot Warm up
2.
Review Greece Quiz
3.
Review of Founding Myths
4.
Early Influences
5.
Maps (if time permits)
Objectives
Students will be able to…
1. Describe Roman mythology and the early
influences on Roman culture.
The Founding
of Rome
REVIEW
The Aeneid
Summary!

Aeneas flees Troy and is destined to found a new
city in Italy. After several false starts, including a
stay in Carthage, the Trojans found their city in
Latium. However, they soon go to war with the
Latins, but are victorious with their allies.
Founding of Rome

Romulus and Remus
Summary!

Romulus and Remus were twin sons of Mars,
rescued by a wolf and raised by a shepherd. In a
fight over where to build a city, Romulus killed
Remus and built Rome on a hill, named after
himself.
Rome’s
Neighbors
The Etruscans were from a land north of Rome. They
called their land Etruria. South of Rome was ruled by
Greeks who came from Greece to settle land in Italy.
Early Italians
• Latins
Etruscans


Greeks
– Nomads
Natives who settled
 Colonies in Italy
Italy engineers
near the Tiber
– in
Skilled
 Brought grapes and
– First to
live infrom
Rome
• olives
Ruled
Rome
Romans
borrowed
their
• Latins
toLatin
600
BC
509 BC
mythology and some
cultural
elements
• language
Influenced
Roman
architecture and
culture
Lessons from
the Etruscans
Etruscan Architecture
Arches
Keystone
Etruscan Engineering
One of the early Etruscan Roman kings
(Tarquin) built a great sewer (Cloaca
Maxima) through the city and into the
Tiber. Before his time there were no sewers
in Rome, though the places between the
hills were swampy and wet.
Etruscan Government

One of the other things Tarquin did was to establish a
kind of police called lictors. These were officers who
always walked before the king whenever he appeared in
public. Each lictor bore upon his shoulder an ax enclosed
in a bundle of rods tied with a red strap. This was called
the fasces .
It was a mark of the power of
the king. The ax meant that
the king might order criminals
to be beheaded, and the rods
meant that he might punish
offenders by flogging.
Etruscan Metalworking
Etruscan Mysticism
Etruscan Sculpture
Etruscan Sporting Events
Another work of Tarquin was the Circus, afterwards called
the Circus Maximus (great circus). This was a place where
horse-races and games and shows of various kinds were held.
The Romans were very fond of such amusements.
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Lessons from
the Greeks
Arches and Columns
Greek Monumental
Building
Greek Coinage
Greek Philosophy
Greek Pottery
Greek Science
Greek Mythology
Roman Mythology
Directions: Listen to the stories of the Roman Gods, and
match them with the Greek gods on your chart!
Jupiter
 King
 Eagle
of the gods
was his messenger
 Weapon: Thunderbolt
Greek God: Zeus
Juno
 Wife
of Jupiter
 Goddess
of women
and marriage
Greek God: Hera
Neptune
Neptune was the god of
the sea.
 He carried a trident,
which had three prongs.
 He rode a dolphin or a
horse.
 When the sea is rough
enough to show white
tops to the waves, these
are called sea horses. On
the right, the back half of
the seahorse is a fish.

Greek God: Poseidon
Mars
 God
of War
 He
was the
father of
Romulus
and Remus,
the founders
of Rome.
Greek God: Ares
Venus
 Goddess
 Daughter
of Love
of Jupiter
Greek God: Aphrodite
Cupid
 Cupid
was the
mischievous
little god of love.
 His weapon was
a bow, and
anyone hit by
one of his
arrows fell
madly in love.
Greek God: Eros
Pluto
 Pluto
was the god
of the Dead.
 Romans
were afraid
to say Pluto's real
name because they
were afraid he
might notice them
and they would die.
Greek God: Hades
Apollo
 Apollo
was the god of
the sun.
 Each
day he drove his
chariot of fiery horses
across the sky to give
light to the world.
Greek God: Apollo!
Mercury
 Mercury
was the god
of travelers.
 He had a winged hat
and sandals, so he
could fly.
 He carried a staff
which also has wings
and two snakes
winding round it.
Greek God: Hermes
Bacchus
 Bacchus
was the god
of wine.
 Bacchus
was also the
god of the theatre,
since the first plays in
Greece were
performed in his
honor.
Greek God: Dionysos
Proserpine
 Pluto
fell in love with her
and carried her off to the
Underworld.
Greek God:
Persephone
Month
Comes from?
Who or what?
Why?
January
Janus
February
Februo
Purify
March
Mars
God of War
April
Aperire
Open
May
Maia
Goddess of Growth
June
Juno
Queen of the Gods
July
Julius Caesar
Ruler of Rome
August
Agustus
Ruler of Rome
September
Septem
Seven
October
Octo
Eight
November
Novem
Nine
December
decem
ten
Solar System
Sun—Apollo
Moon—Diana
Mercury—Mercury
Venus—Venus
Mars—God of War
Jupiter—Jupiter
Saturn—Saturn
Roman Numbers
Arabic
1
5
10
50
100
500
1000
Roman
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