Around 1000 B.C., the peninsula of Italy was dotted with hundred of small villages. According to an ancient legend, two brothers named Romulus and Remus founded Rome in 753 B.C. The brothers were said to be children of a god and to have been raised by a wolf. Archeologists actually believe that people known as the Latins founded Rome around 800 B.C. They came from a region of Italy called Latium and lived on Rome's seven steep hills, which provided protection from enemy attack. The Tiber River, which flows through Rome, provided water for farming and a route for trade. Over time, Rome developed into a wealthy city-state.
Around 600 B.C., the Etruscans, a people from northern Italy, conquered Rome. One Etruscan king named Tarquin was a brutal tyrant. In 509 B.C. the Romans rebelled against him, and the Roman leaders began to create a republic. A republic is a form of government in which the people elect officials who govern according to the law. Two main classes of people lived in Rome at this time. The patricians were mostly wealthy landowners. The plebeians were mostly farmers. At first, only the patricians could take part in government. They controlled the Senate and made laws.
In 490 B.C., plebeians gained the right to form an assembly and elect legislative representatives called tribunes. The assembly made laws and elected officials who led the government for a year at a time. One consul could veto, or reject, a decision made by another consul.
The Judicial Branch was made up of eight judges who served for one year. These judges oversaw the lower courts and governed the provinces.
Around 450 B.C., the government published the Twelve Tables. These were bronze tablets that set
the rights and responsibilities of Roman citizens. At this time, only adult male landowners born in Rome were citizens. Roman women were citizens but could not vote or hold office.
Citizens of Rome believed in values that were know as the Roman Way. These values included showing self-control, working hard, doing one's duty, and pledging loyalty to Rome. The Roman Way helped to unite all Roman citizens. The Romans applied these values as the Republic be gal to conquer new lands and expand. During the second century B.C., Rome defeated the empire of Carthage in Northern Africa. By 100 B.C., Rome controlledmost of the lands around the Mediterranean. About this time, tensions began to grown between the patricians and plebeians. These tensions triggered a war between the two groups. The war set the state for the end of the Roman Republic- and the birth of the Roman Empire.
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Around 1000 B.C., the peninsula of Italy was dotted with hundred of small villages. According to an ancient legend, two brothers named Romulus and Remus founded Rome in 753 B.C. The brothers were said to be children of a god and to have been raised by a wolf. Archeologists actually believe that people known as the Latins founded Rome around 800 B.C. They came from a region of Italy called Latium and lived on Rome's seven steep hills, which provided protection from enemy attack. The Tiber River, which flows through Rome, provided water for farming and a route for trade. Over time, Rome developed into a wealthy city-state.
Around 600 B.C., the Etruscans, a people from northern Italy, conquered Rome. One Etruscan king named Tarquin was a brutal tyrant. In 509 B.C. the Romans rebelled against him, and the Roman leaders began to create a republic. A republic is a form of government in which the people elect officials who govern according to the law. Two main classes of people lived in Rome at this time. The patricians were mostly wealthy landowners. The plebeians were mostly farmers. At first, only the patricians could take part in government. They controlled the Senate and made laws.
In 490 B.C., plebeians gained the right to form an assembly and elect legislative representatives called tribunes. The assembly made laws and elected officials who led the government for a year at a time. One consul could veto, or reject, a decision made by another consul.
Around 450 B.C., the government published the Twelve Tables. These were bronze tablets that set
the rights and responsibilities of Roman citizens. At this time, only adult male landowners born in Rome were citizens. Roman women were citizens but could not vote or hold office.
Citizens of Rome believed in values that were know as the Roman Way. These values included showing self-control, working hard, doing one's duty, and pledging loyalty to Rome. The Roman Way helped to unite all Roman citizens. The Romans applied these values as the Republic be gal to conquer new lands and expand. During the second century B.C., Rome defeated the empire of Carthage in Northern Africa. By 100 B.C., Rome controlledmost of the lands around the Mediterranean. About this time, tensions began to grown between the patricians and plebeians. These tensions triggered a war between the two groups. The war set the state for the end of the Roman Republic- and the birth of the Roman Empire.
Click through either of the websites below to complete your option 1, 2 or 3.
COMPARE GOVERNMENTS SITE 1
COMPARING GOVERNMENTS SITE 2