The Romans: Their beginnings

The New Colossus

The New Colossusby Emma Lazarus

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,With conquering limbs astride from land to land;Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall standA mighty woman with a torch, whose flameIs the imprisoned lightning, and her nameMother of Exiles. From her beacon-handGlows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes commandThe air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries sheWith silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

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The founding of Rome: the legend

Remus and Romulus Sons of Mars, god of war,

abandoned on the Tiber River, found and raised by a wolf.

Augury – a sign of what will happen in the future, an omen

The Founding of Rome: historical version

Various tribes were living on the peninsula we now call Italy.

The Latins settled on Palatine, a fertile area with a pleasant climate, around 1200 B.C.

Etruscan area of influenceEtruscans (“people of

the sea”) of Etruria ruled Rome (the Latins) for 200 years

The city of Rome was officially established in 753 B.C.

Romans overthrew the Etruscan leaders and set up a Republic in 509 B.C.

Early influences on the Romans: Rome’s development was very much influenced

by both the Etruscans and the Greeks.

From the Etruscans:

gladiatorial games funeral rites political organization – city states the Latin alphabet water systems architecture

Early influences on the Romans:

From the Greeks:

the arts mythology city planning education, philosophy Architecture military arts