The geography and development of Rome.

Location and Geography of Rome

The myth of Romulus and Remus

The Etruscan influence of engineering on the Romans

Etruscan influence of sports on the Romans

Greek influence of architecture on the Roman civilization

Greek influence of writing, art, and religion on the Romans

In Greece the island was so bumpy so they had to build there crops and shelters on the hill. Because of this it was hard to grow crops.

The royal family had twin boys named Romesand Remus, but the princes evil brother triedto kill the twins the get revenge on the prince. He had put them both in a crate and sent themdown a river thinking they would die, but a pack of wolves found them and took them to raise as there own. As the year went on a man had found the twins and decided to take them into his home for there teenage year and as they were growing up they completed tasks of kindness so the king wanted to see them, when he saw they he knew they were his daughters children.

The Arch was one of twoEtruscan structures that theRomans had adapted. The archrested on two pillars, which supported a half-circle of wedge-shaped stones.There was akeystone in the center held the other stones of the arch tightly in place.

The Romeshad adapted 2 bloody sports and one of them was chariot racing. The drivers of the chariots were strapped to the chariot andIf a chariot overturned, they could be dragged under the chariot's wheels or trampled by the horses.The would end in death or injury.

The Romans borrowed and adapted ideas from the Greeks. The Romans had used the Greeks designs for there own public buildings and as time went of they hadhey learned to use concrete to create larger structures,

The Romans took some Greek ideas from Etruscan art and borrowed others directly from the Greeks.The Greek potters would create large clay vessels to store food, water, and wine. They would often paint human figures on the pots ans some designer's wouldlarge clay vessel and others would put people in there daily live.