Rome story board
Testo Storyboard
- Geography and Location
- Romulus and Remus
- Etruscan engineering
- Rome is located in Italy, which includes a peninsula and islands in southern Europe.The Roman civilization flourished from about 700 B.C.E. to about 476 C.E. It began in the ancient city of Rome.
- Sports
- Long ago, the story explains, a princess gave birth to twin sons, Romulus and Remus. The boys' father was Mars, the Roman god of war. They were sent to be drowned at a river but got rescued by wolves. They grew up and met their grand father and when he died they took control, they were fighting on the name of the town and during that Romulus killed his brother. He became king of the city, which he named Rome.
- Architecture
- Two important Etruscan structures the Romans adapted were the arch and the cuniculus. 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.
- Writing, Art, Religion
- Romans also adapted two bloody Etruscan sporting events. The first was slave fighting. The Etruscan custom was to stage slave fights during funerals. After being congratulated, the winner was executed. Etruscan spectators also enjoyed watching chariot races. The charioteers, or drivers, were strapped to their chariots.
- 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. The Greeks constructed marble temples as homes for their gods. Temples like the Parthenon had stately columns that added to their beauty.
- The Romans wrote in all capital letters. the Greek alphabet was adopted and then changed by the Etruscan. The Romans then borrowed and altered the Etruscan alphabet. Greek pottery was valued throughout the Mediterranean world for its usefulness and beauty. They often painted black figures on the red clay. Some of their designs showed pictures of gods and heroes. The Greeks worshiped a number of gods and goddesses who governed every part of Greek life. The Greeks performed rituals and sacrifices to gain the gods' favor for everything from a good harvest to curing the sick.
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