Today in Mr. Schick's class we discussed more about Rome as he returned. We discussed the Etruscans and how they came from the North central part of the peninsula and were metal workers artists, and Architects.
~Romans stole many ideas from Greeks such as religious beliefs, alphabet, art, and military tech. and weaponry
~settled on banks of Tiber
~On seven hills
~ Torquin was superbus, final king of Rome (Seventh)
~was a tyrant
~his son Sextus forced himself on Lucretia a respected women with blackmail
~People ran the hole family out of town and didn't want anymore kings
~ Two councils
~had term of 1 year
Always aristocrats
traced their descendants to a famous ancestor
duty to deal justice, make laws, and command army
~plebs were 98% of population
~S.P.Q.R means Sentus Populusque Romanum means The Roman Senate and People
~Res Publica means the peoples affairs
~U.S molded government based on Romes
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