HIST 1100 Lecture 9: Module; Ancient Greece
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Ample fertile land in the coastal plains and river valleys; The mild mediterranean climate is good for agriculture. The emergence of rome: legend: romulus found rome in 753 bce, modern scholars: indo-european immigrants came to italy around. 2000 bce; the first known settlers lived on palatine hill (rome) around 1000 bce. The etruscan monarchy (753-509 b. c. e. : a city-state, strong etruscan influence, the last king was deposed by the senate (roman nobility). Features of the roman republic: the roman forum (political and civil center), the consuls and the roman senate, patricians (the elite) vs. plebeians (the common people), the roman republic was not a democracy. From rome to italy (by 275 bce rome controlled most of the italian. From italy to the mediterranean sea (by the 140s bce rome took control of greece and macedon); Conquered territories were placed under a senator or military governor; Conquered peoples in italy had rights to trade, took roman spouses, or gained roman citizenship.