Western Civilization Blog Post #48 - Rome

May 8th, 2020

Rome Slideshow Notes

• The Etruscans, the Greeks, and the Latins all settled in Rome.
• The Etruscans
• They came from the north-central part of Rome.
• They had specialized workers in the metal, art, and architecture departments.
• They created the myths of Virgil's Aeneid and the story of Remus and Romulus.
• The Greeks
• As learned about in the previous chapter, the Greeks had many cities throughout the Mediterranean Sea.
• The Romans stole many ideas from the Greeks including:
• religious belifs
• alphabet
• many of their art forms
• military techniques and art forms
• The Latins
• They were descendants of Indo-Europeans.
• They settled into the banks of the Tiber.
• They were located in a place where their trading ships could reach Rome, but no further.
• They were a commerical port that was not susceptible to attacks
• They were built on seven hills
• Many streams were flowing into the Tiber during this time
• The Forum was a marshy area between Palatine and Capitoline Hills
• The largest ancient drain, the Cloaca Maxima, channeled water into the Tiber
• The Cloaca Maxima was build by Tarquin the Proud's grandfather
• Lucius Tarquinias Superbus
• the 7th and last king of Rome
• also known as Tarquin the Proud or Tarquin th Arrogant
• the true representation of a tyrant in the modern and old times