Transcript Geography and the Early Development of Rome

Geography and the Early
Development
of Rome
Chapter 32
Introduction
• Roman Civilization
lasted from 700 B.C.E.
to 476 C.E.
• Rome is located in Italy.
• The Italian Peninsula is
shaped like a boot.
Romulus and Remus
• Roman myth of how the
city of Rome was found.
• Princess gave birth to
two sons fathered by
Mars.
• An Uncle tried to drown
the boys in the Tiber
River.
• The boys were rescued
by a wolf.
Romulus and Remus
• The boys were raised by
the wolf.
• They decided to build a
town on the banks of the
Tiber River.
• The quarreled over who
would rule the city.
• Romulus killed his
brother and named the
city Rome.
The Early Romans and
Their Neighbors
• The first Romans were
Latins.
• They lived in Italy 1000
B.C.E.
• They built their village
on the Palantine.
• Their houses were made
out of thatched huts.
Rome borrowed Ideas from the
Etruscans
• The Romans learned
how to build from the
Etruscans.
• They learned about
arches and keystones.
Rome borrowed Ideas from the
Etruscans
• The Etruscans enjoyed
slave fighting and
chariot races-• so did the Romans.
Rome borrowed Ideas from the
Greeks
• Greek architecture.
• The Romans used Greek
designs in their own
public buildings.
• The Romans also used
concrete to build huge
stadiums.
Rome borrowed Ideas from the
Greeks
• The Greek alphabet was
adopted and then
changed by the
Etruscans.
• The Romans then
borrowed and altered the
Etruscan alphabet.
Rome borrowed Ideas from the
Greeks
• The Romans borrowed
both Greek and Etruscan
ideas for art.
• Greek influence on
Roman art work was
called “Greco-Roman
art.”
Rome borrowed Ideas from the
Greeks
• Influence of Greek
Mythology.
• Greek mythology influenced
Roman ideas about the gods.
• Romans blended their gods
with gods of other cultures.
• Adopted the Greek gods as
their own, but gave them
Roman names.