Prior to 753 BC Etruscans lived north of Rome.

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ROME: 753 BC – 565 AD MONARCHY 753 – 509 BC Seven Kings

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ROME: 753 BC – 565 AD

MONARCHY753 – 509 BCSeven Kings

Prior to 753 BC

Etruscans lived north of Rome

753 BC: Legendary founding of Rome

Romulus & Remus

Romulus killed his brother & established city on Palatine Hill

By 600 BC the seven hills had unified into a single town

Quirinal, Viminal, Esquiline, Capitoline, Palatine, Aventine, Caellan

Important People

Romulus First King Rape of the Sabine Women

Servius Tullius Sixth king (if counting seven kings) History’s first census Former slave

Important People

Tarquinius Superbus (Tarquin the Proud) Member of the Etruscan family Last King Thrown out and republic formed

Important People

Horatius Cocles After Tarquinius Superbus expelled, Lars Porsena of

Clusium (Etruscan king) attacked Rome (T.Q. had appealed to him for help reclaiming the throne)

Horatius is the leader of the Romans who stood against Lars Porsena & the Etruscans

As legend tells, he stood alone on a narrow bridge over the Tiber River defending Rome while the Romans destroyed the bridge

Once the bridge was destroyed, Horatius jumped off and swam (in his armor) to safety

Africa

Spain

Gaul

Germany

Britain

The Danube

Greece Asia Minor

The East

Egypt

*London

*Carthage

*Rome

*Alexandri

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*Troy

*Athens

*Jerusalem

Alps

Apennine

Mountains

Po River

Arno River Tiber RiverRomeOsti

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Carthage

Italian Peninsula

Sardinia

Corsica

Sicily

Adriatic Sea

Tyrrhenian Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Brundisium

Geography Questions

Which city is not in Italy? Rome, Carthage, Brundisium, or Ostia

Which mountains run vertically through Italy? Alps or Apennines?

What city acts as Rome’s harbor to the sea?

What river is Rome built beside?

On which hill was the legendary founding of Rome?

Africa

Spain

Gaul

Germany

Britain

The Danube

Greece Asia Minor

The East

Egypt

*London

*Carthage

*Rome

*Alexandri

a

*Troy

*Athens

*Jerusalem

Name each region & major cities: