rome
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- location and geography of Rome
- the myth of Romulus and Remus
- Etruscan engineering
- The Roman civilization flourished from about 700 B.C.E. to about 476 C.E. It began in the ancient city of Rome.Rome is located in Italy, which includes a peninsula and islands in southern Europe. The Italian peninsula is shaped a lot like a boot and reaches into the Mediterranean Sea with its toe pointed toward the island of Sicily.
- Etruscan sports
- Long ago, the story explains, a princess gave birth to twin sons, Romulus and Remus.The princess's uncle—the king—was afraid the boys would grow up to take his throne, so he ordered his men to drown them in the Tiber River.However, before the twins drowned, a wolf rescued them.However, in a quarrel over who would rule the new settlement, Romulus killed his brother. He became king of the city, which he named Rome.
- Greek architecture
- Two important Etruscan structures the Romans adapted were the arch and the cuniculus.
- Greek culture
- Etruscan spectators also enjoyed watching chariot races. The charioteers, or drivers, were strapped to their chariots. If a chariot overturned, they could be dragged under the chariot's wheels or trampled by the horses.
- The Greeks constructed marble temples as homes for their gods. Temples like the Parthenon had stately columns that added to their beauty.The Romans used Greek designs in their own public buildings. Eventually, they learned to use concrete to create even larger structures, such as the Pantheon in Rome.
- The Greek alphabet was adopted and then changed by the Etruscans. The Romans acquired some Greek ideas from Etruscan art and borrowed others directly from the Greeks.It was Greek religion that especially influenced Roman ideas about the gods.
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