2.  Intro Videos Crash Course: Rome Day in the Life of a Teenage Roman

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4. 70-100 million people Perspective – Wisconsin has 5.8m people U.S. has 318m

5.  Founding the Roman Republic Approximately 753 BCE Ruled by Etruscan Kings (from north of Rome) Acquired culture from them: -City Building -Art -Religion -Mythology -Language

6.  Growth of Rome - Trade -Etruscan merchants immigrated -resulted in Etruscan king creating a ruling council of representatives of the Roman soldiers (pattern of connection between army/government started)

7. 509 BCE Expelled Etruscan kings Oligarchy with army support (could only do this if you had $$)

8.   Military groups of 100  Ranked by quality of arms provided by the elites  Elites met to elect magistrates & decide peace/war Centuries

9.   Highest: Consuls: power over all Roman lands  Lowest: Quaestor: limited authority  2 of each to consult with so no 1 person had all power  1 year renewable terms Republic Structure

10.   1 st Italy:  Fought with Etruscans  264 BCE had all of Italy  Offered choice of alliance or conquest  Different levels of citizenship  Lure residents to support Rome & join army Conquest!

11.   New navy  Took over Mediterranean  Carthage (north African rival)  Gaul (Alps area)  Macedonia & Greece  Spain  Southern France In the navy…

13.  Carthage X3  Carthage dominated north central Africa & western Med including Spain (silver mines), Sicily and Sardinia

14.   264-241 BCE  Starts in Sicily  Rome wins b/c of mutiny in Carthage troops  Rome annexes them  3 min Punic Wars 3 min Punic Wars 1 st Punic War

15.   Carthage rebuilt (especially in Spain)  Spanish Cities ask Rome for help… 2 nd Punic War

16.   Leader of Carthage  10,000s of soldiers and 37 elephants marched 1000 miles  S. France, Alps  To Rome  Lost  Exile in Syria Hannibal elephants elephants

17.  3 rd time’s a charm?