Rome

• Ninth Century - Etruscans move to Italy 
• The Etruscans, Latins, and Greeks were the first to settle in Italy
• There were Greek colonies in Italy 
• Indo-European tribes settled along the Tiber River
• Remus and Romulus were in a myth where they were raised by a wolf. There was an argument and Romulus won which is where the name Rome came from
• Etruscans were an early influence on the Romans
• Romans were also influenced by Greeks (alphabet, and city-state organization)
• Rome was originally a Monarchy 
• they had a council of elders called the "Senate" 
• each year, the senate elected two rulers "consuls" who served for one year
• Romans would appoint a dictator in times of war/conflict
• Patriarchs - rich men who were in charge (aristocrat men)
• Plebians - Middle class citizens
• The Roman republic: the Senate and the People
• Plebians gained power in the Senate by electing "tribunes" 
• Twelve Tablets - laws that were written and posted in 450 B.C
• Republican Values: 
• Romans had strong values and a connection to the gods
• it was every citizen's duty to participate in government and war (except women) 
• Married women were revered and highly honored and called "matrons"