1. Origins of Rome

2. Etruscans Migrated to Italy 1000’sbc. Heavily influenced by the Greeks
Settled on the Palatine hill
Herding sheep, goats, cattle
Primitive homes
Heavily influenced by the Greeks
Benefited from sea trade
Read, wrote, and used Greek gods
United together with neighbors
Became the City of 7 Hills

5. Aeneas
Roman hero fighting Greeks during the Trojan war, son of Venus and a mortal father
Returned to Latium and married the king’s daughter
Marriage angered another king who had hoped to marry the girl
Family line traces down to Romulus and Remus

7. Romulus and Remus Daughter of King Numitor had twins by the god Mars
Her uncle Amulius threw her into the Tiber River to drown
The twins floated down stream
Saved by a wolf until a shepherd found them
As adults, the boys learned of their heritage and raised an army
Marched on Alba Long and killed Amulius
Fought over where to build their own city
Remus is killed, Romulus founds city of Rome