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753 BC: Legendary founding of Rome
Romulus & Remus
Romulus killed his brother & established city on Palatine Hill
By 600 BC the seven hills had unified into a single town
Quirinal, Viminal, Esquiline, Capitoline, Palatine, Aventine, Caellan
Important People
Romulus First King Rape of the Sabine Women
Servius Tullius Sixth king (if counting seven kings) History’s first census Former slave
Important People
Tarquinius Superbus (Tarquin the Proud) Member of the Etruscan family Last King Thrown out and republic formed
Important People
Horatius Cocles After Tarquinius Superbus expelled, Lars Porsena of
Clusium (Etruscan king) attacked Rome (T.Q. had appealed to him for help reclaiming the throne)
Horatius is the leader of the Romans who stood against Lars Porsena & the Etruscans
As legend tells, he stood alone on a narrow bridge over the Tiber River defending Rome while the Romans destroyed the bridge
Once the bridge was destroyed, Horatius jumped off and swam (in his armor) to safety
Africa
Spain
Gaul
Germany
Britain
The Danube
Greece Asia Minor
The East
Egypt
*London
*Carthage
*Rome
*Alexandri
a
*Troy
*Athens
*Jerusalem
Alps
Apennine
Mountains
Po River
Arno River Tiber RiverRomeOsti
aPompeii
Carthage
Italian Peninsula
Sardinia
Corsica
Sicily
Adriatic Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Brundisium
Geography Questions
Which city is not in Italy? Rome, Carthage, Brundisium, or Ostia
Which mountains run vertically through Italy? Alps or Apennines?
What city acts as Rome’s harbor to the sea?
What river is Rome built beside?
On which hill was the legendary founding of Rome?