Historical Outline (rotor to textbook pages: 22-43) questions 1) Barly nbabitants| ‘Future site of Rome was occupied by Latin-Speakersas early 25 800 ac + ¥/soon afer their arrival, truscans tooks over the ‘city. © Abighly ited, complex culture from whom the Romans adopted Influence ofthe Etruscans Building techniques (vault arch) © Organization of Govt (ruler w/ ebder counselors) © Religious Practices (building temples for gods and goddesses who ‘were viewed in human frm) 4 Winting (under Etruscan rae, Romans introduced to Greeks and borrowed Gretealphabet) Foundation Myth ‘Romans had no sure sonse of their early history. Gauls sacked Reme in ‘390 BC and destroyed what records Rome had. 4 Rome create legends to ln the gaps oftheir history. © ZSBC is widely accepted as the date of the foundation of the city of Rome. ‘The tory starts Alba Longa, vilage close to Rome where Rhea Silva a princess, was forced by her uncle to become Vestal Virgin priestess). He ad taken the kingdom fom her father and Tegitimat hte Mars, god of war soducos her and she gave birth to twins, Romulus and Remus © Theuncle takes the children, put them ina basket, and set them adrift inthe Tiber river ‘© Thebasket eomesto shore andthe children are found and nursed by a she-wol 4 Ashepherd finds and adopts Romulus and Remus. ‘Upon adulthood they learn oftheir tue parents and return their srandtather tothe throne of Alba Longa After this Romulus and Remus se out with eters tostartacity af their own, © Atthe site of Rome the brothers begin to build walls, but Remus makes fun of Romulus’ progress nd Romulus ills him and states “Letall those attempting to scale the walls of Rome meet the same fate” © Anvomen of things to.come? Period of Kings "The Romans belleved that after Romulus and Remus they were ruled by kings including: Numa Pompllus,Tulls Hosts. Ancus Marcis. Aor whom Etruscan kings were in power for about a century