HIST 1001 Chapter : From Republic To Empire
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Rome: from republic to empire: the beginnings of rome, roman social conventions, roman military and roman conventions, social and economic changes in rome, the roman revolution, 1. Deadly inventions: the roman civil wars, 1. 31 b. c. e(includes the early kings) and the empire: 31 b. c. e. Advantageous position: central italy on the tiber river. Nearby peoples: etruscans; greeks in magna graecia(greater greece) Latium=latin plain, latin tribes migrated there; became civilized to form about 30 city states right on the river; one became rome. Greeks began to settle about 750 (southern italy) Civilization in latium was introduced by the etruscans; by 800 they had begun to form city states in n. western italy (etruria) Republic was the government of their own (greater equality trend) Only members of certain noble families could hold major offices (patricians/nobles under the king) The final decisions on all matters were made by all male adults stting in assembly.
