How Did Rome Become Such A Strong Republic
Rome had remained a strong republic for over 450 years. It had ruled over all other countries and had taken over a vast majority of all the land excluding the undiscovered New World. Rome had its victories, its defeats and its fall…….
The Founding
Rome was created by two brothers named Romulus and Remus on April 21, 753 B.C.. The brothers founded a city and argued about who should be the ruler. Romulus killed his brother Remus and named the city after himself. Rome started off as a slow and strong nation. It grew through trade. This was easy because the location allowed them to use the Tiber river, a close by waterway. Most of Rome's architecture and culture came from the Greeks. The Romans also borrowed the Greeks religion. Eventually …show more content…
In Rome you were one of two people. If you had authority in the republic you were one of the Optimates meaning The Best Men. If you had no authority you were The Populares. It sounds cool but it means The People. The rich had extravagant houses with beautiful oversights with servants catering them. The poor lived in flammable houses made of scrapings hoping to become a slave. In all households though men were the controllers. The father owned the property, and the father decided who their children would marry. The mother looked over the house.
Rome had its fair share of games. One of the most popular events was Gladiating. People would be put in an arena with people surrounding. The people would fight bloodsoking battles to the the death. You could win money and fame. The gladiators were usually slaves but not always. Some gladiators were women. This is one of many entertaining attractions in Rome.
There were also chariot races. They were very expensive, but they grew in attraction and were very profitable. Chariot races were extremely dangerous. To go fast the chariots had to be as light as possible. You could fly off and be trampled to death. There could be 12 racers on a track at once. In chariot racing there were 4 teams and like professional sports today, there were scouts that searched for talented
The Founding
Rome was created by two brothers named Romulus and Remus on April 21, 753 B.C.. The brothers founded a city and argued about who should be the ruler. Romulus killed his brother Remus and named the city after himself. Rome started off as a slow and strong nation. It grew through trade. This was easy because the location allowed them to use the Tiber river, a close by waterway. Most of Rome's architecture and culture came from the Greeks. The Romans also borrowed the Greeks religion. Eventually …show more content…
In Rome you were one of two people. If you had authority in the republic you were one of the Optimates meaning The Best Men. If you had no authority you were The Populares. It sounds cool but it means The People. The rich had extravagant houses with beautiful oversights with servants catering them. The poor lived in flammable houses made of scrapings hoping to become a slave. In all households though men were the controllers. The father owned the property, and the father decided who their children would marry. The mother looked over the house.
Rome had its fair share of games. One of the most popular events was Gladiating. People would be put in an arena with people surrounding. The people would fight bloodsoking battles to the the death. You could win money and fame. The gladiators were usually slaves but not always. Some gladiators were women. This is one of many entertaining attractions in Rome.
There were also chariot races. They were very expensive, but they grew in attraction and were very profitable. Chariot races were extremely dangerous. To go fast the chariots had to be as light as possible. You could fly off and be trampled to death. There could be 12 racers on a track at once. In chariot racing there were 4 teams and like professional sports today, there were scouts that searched for talented