1. DEVELOPMENT OF ROME

2. Romulus and Remus Abandoned on the Tiber River and raised by a She-Wolf, the twin sons of the god Mars and a Latin princess decide to build a city near this spot.

3. Geography of Rome Developed because of strategic location – –Midway b/w Alps and Italy’s southern tip – –Midpoint in Mediterranean Sea Fertile soil Built on seven hills along Tiber River

4. From Whence We Came … Three groups that influence Romans: – –Latins – –Greeks – –Etruscans

5. Latins Italian people group Spoke early form of Latin—language of Romans Legend: come from Latinus, King of the Latins, and Aeneas, hero of Troy, son of Venus

6. Etruscans have skills Skilled metal workers and engineers System of writing Architecture: arch

7. Etruscan Writing Tablet

8. Interior of an Etruscan Tomb

9. Etruscan Statues

10. Etruscan Jars & Vases

11. Etruscan Bronzes

12. The Gate of Volterra: First known Archway in History

13. It was all Greek to them Greeks settle between 750 and 600 B.C Settle along southern coast and Sicily Teach to grow olives and grapes Romans borrow religious ideas

14. Monarchy Period of Rome establish a monarchy grows from village to a major city

15. The Last King of Rome Tarquin the Proud was a harsh tyrant Driven from Rome in 509 B.C. by wealthy landowners Romans declare they will never be ruled by a king again