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What was the poem called?
The Ainied
Who wrote the Poem?
Virgil
What river where the boys thrown into?
The Tiber
What did the royal pair do?
They went to the place where they washed away and built a city for themselves on palatine hill
What did Romulus call his city?
Rome
What did Rome call themselves?
Sons of Mars
What was located north and was so valuable that it was used to pay soldiers?
Salt beds
What were the 3 people in Rome?
Plebeian, slave, patrician
Because Romans didn’t want a king what did they do?
They came up with a republic
What were the roles of the republic?
2 consuls, a senate 300 patricians, 2 tribunes,
What did tribunes do?
Represented plebeian and stood at the senate door and yelled veto to unfair laws to plebeian
How do you represent yourself as a Roman citizen?
You wear the toga
How many people lived in Rome?
1 million
Where did the emperor live?
Palatine hill
Where did nobility families live?
Aventines hill
What does the word “domus” mean?
house
