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- Geography and Location of Rome
- Myth of Romulus and Remus
- Etruscan Influence of Engineering on the Romans
- The Roman civilization flourished from about 700 B.C.E. to about 476 C.E. It began in the ancient city of Rome. 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.
- Etruscan Influence of Sports on the Romans
- The Romans have a myth about the founding of their city. 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. The princess's uncle—the king—was afraid the boys would grow up to take his throne, so he ordered his men to drown them in the Tiber (TIE-bur) River. However, before the twins drowned, a wolf rescued them. When Romulus and Remus grew up, they decided to construct a town on the banks of the Tiber River where the wolf had found and saved them. However, in a quarrel over who would rule the new settlement, Romulus killed his brother. He became king of the city, which he named Rome.
- Greek Influence of Architecture on the Roman Civilization
- The Romans adopted the cuniculus from the Etruscans and used it to irrigate land. They also used them to drain swamps and to carry water to their cities. The Romans used arches to build huge public works, including bridges, stadiums, and aqueducts to carry water over long distances.
- Greek Influence of Writing, Art, and Religion on the Romans
- In Roman stadiums, thousands of slaves died fighting as gladiators. These professionally trained fighters battled either each other or wild animals. Romans also flocked to see charioteers risk their lives racing four-horse teams.
- The Romans used Greek designs like columns in their own public buildings. In time, they learned to use concrete to make even larger structures, such as the Pantheon in Rome. The Romans also used concrete to build huge stadiums like the Colosseum, where gladiators fought. The Circus Maximus, where people watched chariot races, could seat more than 200,000 spectators.
- Romans copied the Greek technique for making pottery. Wealthy Romans collected Greek art and built monuments in the Greek style. Roman sculptors and painters used Greek art as a model, but their figures were more realistic.
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