Monarchy to Republic

A republic is a form of government in which affairs of state are a public matter.

Rome became a republic because the kings son raped a highly respected women from the patrician class. Therefore causing a huge affect to those who are close to Lucretia (high respected patrician), causing the people to expel the old ruling family, and electing Brutus and Collatinus to be the new consul. 

When, Where and How was Rome founded.

Rome was found in 753 BC April 21st in the present day city of Italy. Romulus the grandson of the War God, supposedly built the entire Rome empire. The populations grew when they took the poor and imprisoned people from other city states. Also the roman soldiers abducted women from other tribes, and impregnated their wives and daughter. The tribes were unhappy causing them to revolt against Rome. Sadly Rome was too powerful, the other tribes came together with Rome.

Geography of Rome

1. Why would Rome have been a good place to found a city? Because the Tiber River, it can send ships through to transport goods. Theres also no harsh winters therefore the crops could be grown almost year round. 

2. Why would the Italian Peninsula have been a good a place to start an empire? Because it would be easier to travel? 

Rome Pretest

Differentiate Roman Republic from Roman Empire
Explain past and present impacts of Roman culture
Analyze factors in collapse of Western Roman Empire
Personal learning goal: learn more about Roman government

1. When, where and how was Rome founded? Rome?
2. How was the government of the Roman Republic organized? Aristocracy? 
3. When and how did the Republic turn into an Empire? 
4. How was the government of the Empire organized? 
5. When, where, why, and how did the Romans expand? Conquering other cities and taking their treasure.
6. What are Rome's greatest architectural and technological developments? 
7. What was important in Roman culture? 
8. Who were important Roman leaders? 
9. What caused the collapse of the Roman Empire? 
10. How did Rome alter history? 
11. How does Rome affect us today? 
12. What lessons can be learned from Roman history? 

Primary Source Analysis: History of the Peloponnesian War

    Thucydides, the general of the war at the time created a source talking about the plague that occurred during the Peloponnesian war. He personally survived the plague. The plague began in Ethiopia and traveled to Africa and finally to Greece. He created the source to inform future doctors and scientist to notify the possibilities for the plague to start again. The plague was devastating, causing you to lose body parts and your mind. In conclusion, living in Athens would disastrous, because you aren't able to travel beyond the wall, and having to stay in a largely populated area with a traveling illness. 

"For the disease, which took first the head, began above and came down and passed through the whole body; and he that overcame the worst of it was yet marked with the loss of his extreme parts; for breaking out both at their privy members and at their fingers and toes, many with the loss of these escaped; there were also some that lost their eyes." 

Greco-Persian Wars

     The Greco Persian war began when the Ionians revolted against the Persian Empire in 499 BC. They were defeated by the Persian army, but King Darius decided to invade Greece in 490 BC. Athenian army defeats Persian at the battle of Marathon, causing the persians to retreat. 10 years later Persia chooses to attack once again. In Thermoplylae, The Greek and Spartan army is out numbered and they were defeated. Persians then conquer Athens and burn it to the ground. Greeks then led Persians to Salamis, defeating their navy. Persians flee to Plataea but Greek defeats Persian army, ending war.