Lesson 13 Outline
I.
Geography of Italy
A.
Italy is a peninsula
1.
B.
Italy is full of rich farmland
1.
II.
B.
Legendary Founding
1.
Trojan Prince Aeneas (mighty warrior) leaves after Trojan War with a following and settles
Rome
2.
Romulus and Remus
Historical Founding
1.
Latins migrated into Italy around 2000 BCE
2.
Cluster of towns join together to form Rome around 750 BCE
3.
Culture heavily influenced by Greek culture
Rome Becomes a Republic
A.
End of the monarchy
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B.
IV.
Rome is in the best farmland on the Tiber River
Founding of Rome
A.
III.
Separated from Europe by a mountain range
Tarquin Dynasty
Structure of the Republic
1.
There were 2 consuls at the head of the Republic
2.
Senate passed the laws (legislative branch): Tribunes included
3.
Twelve Tables – Roman code of law
Roman Imperialism
A.
Expansionism Leads to War
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B.
As Rome expands its boundaries it fights many battles
Pyrrhic War
1.
Romans fight the Greeks and win, which leads to them controlling the peninsula