Rome basic information
- 1. Basic Information about ROMERome was founded in 753 BC on the banks of the Tiber River in Italy. The Tiber River
- 2. Rome was a perfect site for a city because . . .The Tiber river gave the Romans easy access to the sea.The port city of Rome, Ostia, was not far away.Also, Rome was built on SEVEN hills.The hills made Rome easier to defend.
- 3. Rome is famous for its seven hills:PalatineCapitolineAventineEsquilineCaelianQuirinalViminal
- 4. Of the seven hills, the two mostwell-known are the Palatine and the Capitoline.The Palatine is the hill on which Rome was founded. Many wealthy Romans and emperors lived on this hill.The Palatine Hill is on one side of the Roman Forum.The Capitoline Hill is on the other side of the Forum.The Forum was the business and political center of Rome.
- 5. This is a picture of the Roman Forum todayfrom the top of the Capitoline.
- 6. Rome began as a monarchy.A Monarchy is a rule by kings. There were 7.In 509 BC it became a republic.The rulers were called consuls.Finally, it was an empire.The first Roman Emperor was Augustus.For almost 1000 years, Rome was the most politically important, wealthiest, and largest city in the Western World.
- 7. This is a map of the Roman Empire at its greatest extent.
- 8. For your UNIT I assessment, you should know that:Rome is in Italy.Rome was founded in 753BC on the Palatine hill.The Tiber River – the river that runs through RomeOstia is the port city of RomeRome was built on seven hills. The Roman Forum lies between the Palatine and the Capitoline.Rome was a monarchy, then a republic, and finally an empire.