Rome notes

1. 3 main groups in Rome
1. Latins
1. First to settle
2. Etruscans
3. Greeks
2. Geography
1. Located on the Tiber River
1. Found out how to drain the water from the marsh and used it to build
2. They felt they were located in the very center of world and that they were destine to rule
3. Targuin the Proud
1. He was the last ruler of Rome
4. Res publica
1. The people's business
2. Republic
1. Democracy
1. Assembly/house of representatives
2. Monarchy
1. 2 consuls
3. Aristocracy
1. senate
5.   Plebeians
1. Middle class me
1. Farmers, artisans, craftsmen, etc.
6. Patricians
1. Upper class
1. Rich
2. Powerful
7. Slaves
1. Bottom of the hierarchy
8. The senators were old rich men
1. To become a senate the king would choose from the leading patricians
9. Monarchy was abolished when they overthrew Targuin
10. The assembly is the house where the plebeians elect their leaders
1. People were elected as tributes
11. Pg 95, 96, 97

Punic wars

• Rome vs Carthage
• 3 wars
• 1st - Sicily
• 2nd- Hannibal
• Rome won each war
• Carthage is on the north coast of Africa
• Carthage controlled
• At their peak they conquered from Egypt to Spain. Most of the land surrounding Italy

1. Roman Legion
1. Legion - 5000
2. Century - 80 men
3. Infantry
4. Calvary