The Early Influences of Rome

The leaders of the Roman Republic developed laws to create order after centuries of chaos. These laws were so advanced for their time sometimes to this day we see and practice them in everyday life. An example of this is Table IX which basically states that if a judge is bribed or cheats the system he or she shall be punished (Station 1, Doc 1). Also to this day, our governments have striking resemblance; we are viewed as a Republic democracy and this was considered the same for Rome.

The Roman Republic began in 509 B.C.E. with the overthrow of the Etruscan monarchy. In 27 B.C.E the Roman Empire began with Octavian Caesar becoming the emperor, this ended almost 500 years of republican self-government. There is much debate over why Rome became so powerful so quickly. Many think it had to do with Rome’s military strength. Others think that it was because Rome knew of and controlled most of the trade routes. Still others believed it had to do with the technology that was advanced during the Roman Republic. All of these factors played significant roles, but which one played the most important role?

The Etruscans were arranged into a union of city-states in the North of Rome. In the time of 650 BCE, they took over Rome and transformed the traditional huts into a city. The Etruscans introduced rectangular city planning, in which they drained the nearby wetlands and built underground sewers and built roads and bridges. They also provoked trade and improved agriculture for the areas in and around Rome. The Romans owed a great deal to the Etruscans for the intelligence of civil engineering projects as well as urban planning was a legacy that was left behind. The Etruscans were heavily influenced by the Greeks, which caused them to introduce Greek influence into Roman culture such as introducing the Greek alphabet. Another influence by the Etruscans was that the Romans were beginning to treat women with more respect and to begin introducing more rights for women. The Roman Nobles would send their sons to both Etruscan and Greek education systems, as they preferred to get the best out of both education systems. When an Etruscan Noble or King would die, two gladiator fighters would battle until death, which had a significant impact on Rome.

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In 753 B.C.E the most dynamic city known to the world, Rome was established by their first king, Romulus. They’ve conquered through countries to broaden their culture, architecture and literature. Throughout this, Rome became perceived to the Greek influenced. After exceeding greater than 500 years, the Roman Empire survived from 27BC-476AD. The causes of the decline of Rome have been consistently been a subject of discussion and debate. The Roman military has performed an astonishing contribution towards the success and destruction of the Roman Empire. Its significance towards the Ancient Rome led this nation conquering multiple countries such as England, Spain, France, Germany, Greece, Africa and the middle east. Throughout this conquer, the Roman Empire became adequate to obtain more power and become recognized by historians as a remarkably efficient combat.

The location of Rome was favored by the settlers. It was about 20 miles inland on the Tribe River. Rome also had a route to the sea but it was farther away and not safe from the Pirates. The land was on 7 huge hills and they could cross the river easily. Indo-European people moved into Italy during the period from 1500 BC to 1000 BC. We don't know much about them but they did live in villages. They The Italian Peninsula is an important crossroads between the western and eastern Mediterranean Sea due to the way the land juts into the sea. After the Romans had established their Mediterranean empire, governing it was made easier because of Italy’s central location.

Romulus and Remus were twin brothers and founded Rome in 753 BCE. Latin was spoken by early Romans. Early Romans were pastoral people. Seven kings controlled early Rome. Enemies surrounded Rome at the start of the republic. One of the chief ancient sources for the early Roman Republic history is Livy. For the next hundred years, Rome was always fighting with these enemies. The Latin states in Latinum were destroyed by Rome in 340 BCE. The Romans were in warfare with the Samnites during the next fifty years and they got victory one again. Rome got into contact with Greek communities and got control over most of Italy after defeating the Samnites. Rome was largely influenced by the Greeks. After the Romans defeated the Samnites, the Romans fought with the Greek cities. The Romans controlled all of southern Italy by 267 BCE. Italy had control of almost all of Italy in 264 BCE.

They began to form a new Rome by fusing the Etruscan people with the natives throughout the country. "Rome became recognizable a city; it also acquired some of the features which characterized Greek city-states and distinguished them from other less-civilized communities, in particular a well-defined legendary past, a carefully formulated religion and a disciplined citizen army" (Ogilvie 33). The Etruscans slowly and gradually with success formed many of the key foundations of the Rome that you hear about today. The city turned from a city of mud dwellings to buildings being made of products such as brick, clay, and stucco. The city had aligned streets, although not calculated using math due to the severe differences in its landscape. Public Buildings were built for the purposes of markets and meeting areas. The Etruscans slowly built Rome into a metropolis in the sense of the world today.

Some policies and institutions of the Roman Republic were useful to help them succeed in conquering first Italy and then the Mediterranean world. Before of the institution of the republic, the romans were a monarchy since their beginning and they were basically a pastoral people. Rome suffer several changes and improvements under the control of the Etruscan kings. The Etruscan were civilization settled north of Rome in Etruria, and they once had control over almost all the Italic peninsula. The Etruscans influences in Rome were profound, they transformed Rome from a pastoral community to a city (91). The Etruscan built the street and roads that help the development of temples, markets, shops, streets, and houses. They basically brought urbanization to Rome. It is fairly to say that the Rome republic was a fusion between the elements of the Etruscan civilization and the Rome elements. The combination of the different political institutions and policies made the Romans succeed in their conquest territories.

Many aspects of today's society have been affected by ancient Rome . Creation of law development of democratic government practices influences in language literature art infrastructure and city-planning are all areas where the influences of Roman ideas can be seen. Roman influences have had considerable importance in the spread of Christianity. One important area of influence was Roman law.

From 753 BC to 338 BCE, Rome was a city-state founded by tribes in Italy. They also controlled a lot of nearby city-states. Between 338 and 290 BCE, the Roman Republic began to assert itself in its region, gaining control over a portion of west-central Italy, exhibiting Roman military prowess for which it would become notorious. Its expansionist ambitions would become increasingly uncontrollable, as the Romans conquered nearly all of the Italian peninsula.

Life in early Rome was very developmental I would say since Rome started to flourish and really grow into its own city. The Etruscans who were the people of Rome during this time had built the first roadbed that went to the main street throughout Rome and this happened before 575 B.C.E. (Spielvogel, 2011). Also during this time in the Roman Republic there were certain social organizations or structures that were a big part of the daily lives there. Families were the biggest focus in Rome though because all parts of the family really relied on each other. However the most important member of the families was the father, known as the paterfamilias which really meant that the man had complete and utter control over his family and from then on

Furthermore, if we choose someone to be our president, we want them to lead us in the right direction. We don’t want them dragging us down, we want them bringing us, making us a better community. The most important cause of Rome were the political assassinations. Nineteen emperors ruled Rome in a fifty year period, seventeen were assassinated.(13) For that amount of assassinations in such a precise amount of time something must have been unacceptable with the way Rome was being ruled. One excerpt says, “[He]...considered his new life...better than his life among the Romans…[Roman] subjects in time of peace [is worse than war]... taxes are very severe, and unprincipled men inflict injuries on others…” (21) This example proves that Rome was

Ancient Rome’s culture has existed throughout the almost 1200- year history of the civilization of Ancient Rome. Ancient Rome adapted most of their culture from their neighbors the Greeks and Etruscans. Ancient Rome culture has been affecting our modern world from colosseums and satre, for entertainment, to the name of Roman gods, for constellations. In Ancient Rome their entertainment included gladiator fighting and Roman Theater. Ancient Rome’s arts were greatly influenced on the art Ancient Greece. Sculpture played an important role on Roman daily life; they would symbol honor, power, and wealth. Homes of the Roman people were often filled with paintings called (frescos) which were directly painted on walls. Most of Ancient Rome’s culture and Arts has affected our modern world and daily life.

Throughout history in general there are many similarities and difference between time periods, cultures, and religious beliefs. In the cultures of the Etruscan’s and the Roman’s there are some similarities and difference that make each one unique from one another. One thing that can be said about both of these cultures is that they were greatly influenced by the Greeks which makes most of their work seem familiar to one another.