1. Ms. Lasater World History POD 1
Rome the Kingdom
Ms. Lasater
World History
POD 1

2. Beginnings Began as a small village Italian peninsula
7 hills on the Tiber River
Near Mediterranean Sea

3. Values Patriarchal Ruled by a king Loyalty to:
First king: Romulus, son of war god Mars
All kings after claimed they were related to Romulus and had the right to rule
Loyalty to:
Gods and goddesses
Family
Authority
Country

4. Etruscans Alphabet based on Greek City-states ruled by a king
Romans learned from them and traded with them
Some of Rome’s early kings were Etruscans

5. Family life Ruler of the family was oldest male (patriarchy)
A woman had no legal protection
Take care of the house and have children
Children obeyed their elders
Trained to be loyal citizens
Could be kicked out of the house
Slaves
Were mostly treated well
Were still property

6. Circus Maximus Ancient Romans loved chariot races
Circus Maximus was a race track
250,000 people
Free admission
Anyone could attend
Women could attend and sit with men
Originally built out of wood
Rebuilt during Roman Empire

7. No more kings? Tarquin the Proud Horatius at the Bridge
Didn’t treat people fairly
Chased him out of town
Overthrown in 510 BCE
Romans established the Republic
Horatius at the Bridge
Romans kicked Tarquin out
He got help from the Etruscans (an army)
Romans hid in the city- but they left the bridge intact
Horatius defended the bridge alone while his friends destroyed the bridge
Solidified the idea that Rome was a ‘divine city’ protected by the gods- one man had faced the Etruscan army and lived
Also showed the power of the ‘Roman soldier’

8. Plebeians Patricians Both
In your notes: Use the Patricians and Plebeians reading to fill out the lined venn diagram. You have 10 minutes. 
Plebeians Patricians
Both