Rome lyrics
(explained)
- The Latin's settled in Rome first and gave us our alphabet and language.
- After the Latin's the Etruscans and Greeks settled in Rome
- Rome had a river that flowed from the inland to the see, many hills to keep an eye out for enemies , in the middle of the peninsula, middle of the Mediterranean sea.
- All the geographic features around them made them believe they were chosen to rule and be in charge.
- Tarquin was the last king of Rome
- He got full of himself and king crazy and rose against his government and tried to take over.
- The romans ran Tarquin out of Rome
- Respublica = Republic
- Power in the hands of the people
- Power was shared between the Senate and assemblies of male citizens.
- Patricians
- Land owners, wealthy, have connections
- Plebians
- Common people, workers, small farmers, wealthy non-Patricians
- Aristocracy
- Rich, connected, landowning, powerful, own branch of government, makes laws and decisions on what goes on
- Tribunes
- had the power to convene the Plebeian Council and to act as its president, which also gave them the right to propose legislation before it.
- The people damanded to patricans to come clean and make the laws/rules and punishments public
- In the forum are twelve tables with the rules and punishments
- Consuls
- Two senators led the government and military for ONE YEAR TERMS (10years between terms) and appointed their own successors
- Three forms of Government
- Democracy
- Aristocracy
- Monarchy
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