Rome
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- Rome is located in Italy, which includes a peninsula and islands in southern Europe. The Italian peninsula is shaped a lot like a boot and reaches into the Mediterranean Sea with its toe pointed toward the island of Sicily.
- A princess gave birth to two twin boys named Remus and Romulus. The Princess's uncle was afraid that the boys would grow up and take his throne, so he ordered them to be drowned. A wolf saved them before they drowned and they built a city on the bamk of the river. They got into a fight and Romulus killed Remus and named the city after himself.
- Etruscan arches rested on two pillars, which supported a half-circle of wedge-shaped stones. A keystone in the center held the other stones of the arch tightly in place. A cuniculus was a long underground trench connected by vertical shafts to the ground above. The Romans adapted both of these structures and, in time, became even better engineers than the Etruscans.
- The first was slave fighting. The Etruscan custom was to stage slave fights during funerals. The charioteers, or drivers, were strapped to their chariots. These Etruscan sports gained popularity in Rome.
- The Greeks constructed marble temples as homes for their gods. Temples like the Parthenon had stately columns that added to their beauty. The Romans used Greek designs in their own public buildings. Eventually, they learned to use concrete to create even larger structures, such as the Pantheon in Rome.
- Like the Greeks, the Romans wrote in all capital letters. The Romans eagerly brought the work of Greek potters into their homes. Roman artists imitated the technique, but developed their own style. The Romans adapted many of the Greek gods as their own, but they gave them Roman names.
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