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The Early Romans
  • The Impacts of their Neighbors

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Founding of Rome
  • Nobody really knows who Romes first King was
  • The first Romans were Latins one of several
    groups to settle Italy before 1000BCE
  • Around 700BCE a Latin tribe may have built Rome
    on the Palatine one of 7 hills around Rome

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Roman Culture
  • As the city of Rome grew, their culture was
    influenced by their neighbors The Etruscans and
    The Greeks
  • The Etruscans controlled much of northern Italy
    between 800-600BCE
  • The Greeks established cities in southern Italy
    and on Sicily

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The Influence of Etruscan Engineering
  • The Romans became great builders owe their
    knowledge of engineering and building science to
    the Etruscans
  • The arch and the cuniculus
  • An arch is a semi-circle supported by two columns
    and a keystone
  • A cuniculus is a long underground trench
    connected to the earth above by long shafts
    (modern day sewer system)

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The Influence of Etruscan Sport
  • The Romans adopted 2 bloody sports
  • Slave Fighting and Chariot Racing (Also Greek)
  • In Roman stadiums, slaves died fighting as
    gladiators trained to fight for entertainment

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The Influence of Greek Architecture
  • Greeks built marble temples as homes for their
    gods.
  • The Romans used columns and marble for their
    public buildings
  • Began using cement to build Pantheon, the
    Coliseum, and the Circus Maximus

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The Influence of Greek Writing
  • (1) The Greek alphabet was adopted by the
    Etruscans and (2) the Etruscans changed it.
  • Then (3) the Romans borrowed the Etruscan
    alphabet and changed it.
  • Like the Greeks, Romans wrote in all capital
    letters
  • Like the Greeks, Romans carved important
    documents like laws and treaties into bronze or
    stones
  • Romans carved into walls and columns
  • Roman authors were inspired by Greek mythology

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The Influence of Greek Art
  • Greek pottery was admired by Etruscans and Romans
  • Greek pottery was highly valued, used to store
    goods, and painted with figures, heroes, gods,
    etc.
  • Romans took Greek artists into their homes, and
    Romans imitated Greek styles but created their
    own lively and realistic style
  • Roman sculptors were skilled at creating
    life-like statues

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The Influence of Greek Mythology
  • The early religion in Rome was a mixture of many
    influences
  • From the Etruscans, Romans would celebrate
    religious rituals in founding their cities
  • Romans had their own gods, but as they mixed with
    Greek mythology, similar gods from each culture
    would be blended to make a Roman god
  • Romans simply adopted some of the Greek gods as
    their own, and gave them Roman Names (Zeus
    Jupiter Aries Mars)
  • For Romans, mythology was less important than
    strict ritual for exact occasions.

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