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History of Rome
Origins of Rome
It was founded in 753 BC
It was founded in the banks of the Tiber
Romulus and Remus were twins that founded Rome
Goberment
753 BC to 509 BC it was a monarchy.
Ruled by a king.
509 BC to 30 Bc it was a republic.
Politicans were the ones who make all the decisions.
30 BC to 476 AC it was The Roman Empire
All the power belonged to the emperor.
Ancient Roman Society
It was divided in several groups
Patricians
Most powerful group formed by nobles, politicans or soldiers.
Plebeians
Working class formed by craftsmen, peasant and workers.
Slaves
They don't have rights at all and were considered propierty of the Empire
It was a polytheistic society
Means that romans worsshiped many gods.
Minerva
Neptune.
Mars
Venus
Ancient Roman Cities
Were walled and the streets were paved.
They build:
Bridges
To cross over rivers
Road system
To connect cities
Aqueducts
To transport water
Circuses and amphiteaters
To stage varius forms of entertainment
Theatres
They represented events like plays from Ancient Greece
Schools
To educate children
The fall of the Roman Empire.
In 400 AC Germanic tribes started to invade Roman territories
This resulted in a huge crisis that divided the Empire in 2
The Western
Capital: Rome
Slowly dissolved in 476 AC
The Eastern
Capital: Byzantium
It was from 395 AC to 1453 AC.
Middle ages startde after the Roman Empire fell.
Roman Legions
Roman Army
It was encharged on conquering new lands and keeping the peace within the empire.
Was made up of legions.
This were formed by thousend soldiers called "Leigionnaires".
They were very well trained and underwent military training.
The coat of arms was the eagle.
They were great at strategic thinking