Today in class we went over the rap we were showed the other
day. Here are my notes:
·
Latins, Etruscans, and Greeks settled in Rome first
·
Tarquin the proud
o
Tyrant
o
Leader
o
Son attacked and raped a honored woman
§ He didn’t do
anything about it
·
Patricians
o
Wealthy
o
Upper class
o
Land owning
·
Plebeians
o
Hard working
o
People of the earth
·
Consuls
o
2
§ To keep
from one person getting too powerful
o
One can veto the other
·
Roman Legion
o
Army
o
Police force
o
Well-armed
o
Well trained
·
Century
o
80 people
o
Fighting group
·
Carthage
o
Punic wars
o
Very close to Rome
o
Along the Mediterranean sea
·
Hannibal
o
Used elephants
o
Took his men and went all the way around to Rome
·
They had a civil war because the lower class had no
hope
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