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Ancient Rome was founded by the twin brothers Romulus and Remus around 800 BC and grew to become the largest and most powerful empire that ever existed. It had a strong agrarian economy dependent on slave labor and exported grains, olives, and grapes. Politically, Rome transitioned to a republic with elected representatives, though the patrician class held most power initially. Socially, there was a clear upper and lower class division. Rome made major contributions by perfecting aqueducts and introducing newspapers, books, and widespread use of concrete.

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Roman Project

Ancient Rome was founded by the twin brothers Romulus and Remus around 800 BC and grew to become the largest and most powerful empire that ever existed. It had a strong agrarian economy dependent on slave labor and exported grains, olives, and grapes. Politically, Rome transitioned to a republic with elected representatives, though the patrician class held most power initially. Socially, there was a clear upper and lower class division. Rome made major contributions by perfecting aqueducts and introducing newspapers, books, and widespread use of concrete.

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ANCIENT ROME

THE GREATEST EMPIRE TO EVER RULE


BY: LAUREN ANGUS, MARYKATE RAE, AND BEKAH BOLLMAN
ROME’S FOUNDING

• Founded by twin brothers, Romulus and Remus


• Sons of Aeneas, a hero of the Trojan War
• Also considered to be half-divine because Mars also impregnated their mother
• The king feared Romulus and Remus and tried to drown them
• The she-wolf Lupa found and raised them
• Romulus killed Remus in a dispute
ECONOMY

• Rome was primarily agrarian and depended heavily on slaves.


• Romans conquered many new lands, because the large population
• Rome exported a variety of grains, olives, and grapes
• They imported silk, cotton, spices, ivory, wild animals, gems, and slaves
• Many Romans also owned small businesses such as making pottery, glassware, weapons, and other
tools
• The government conducted taxes on land, slaves, animals, and more
• Taxes were normally calculated at a rate of 1% but could reach 3% in times of war and disaster
POLITICAL LIFE

• As Rome grew, so did its legal system


• Rome had become a republic, where every citizen had elected a representative to speak on their behalf
• The patricians, or aristocrats, had dominated a majority of the republicans
• Plebeians had nearly no dictation in the government and women had little to none
• While the patricians ruled the Senate, they would elect consuls
• Eventually, Plebeians were able to become a consul
• If there was ever an emergency, such as war, a temporary dictator was elected
• Ideally, the dictator would be elected by the senate and after the emergency was resolved, they would return to their
normal lives

• Romans followed a code of laws called the Twelve Tables


• Twelve Tables ensured equal treatment to every Roman citizen, even though they may seem a bit harsh
• Whenever the Romans conquered a new land they offered the conquered people to become citizens of Rome
rather than kill them.
SOCIAL SYTEM AND LIFE

• The Upper-Class
• The Senatorial Class was politicians and their families
• To join the Senate, Romans had to be very wealthy and have some political pull
• The Equestrian Class owned businesses
• Women wore no special designation to signify their position in the class system
• Life was comfortable
• The Lower-Class
• It was made up of commoners, Latins, foreigners, and slaves
• They were looked down on by the upper-class
MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS

• Romans didn’t create aqueducts, but they perfected the designs that the early Egyptians, Babylonians,
and Assyrians created
• Newspaper was first seen in Rome when they wrote on stone and metal
• Romans used papyrus to create codices, papers bound by wax tablets. Eventually the codices turned
into books but weren’t very popular until the first century
• Concreate that formed great structures from the initial makings of concreate included: Pantheon, the
Colosseum, and the Roman Forum

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