The Founding of Rome

There is a historical record of the founding, T or F?

False

The end of what war started Rome?

The Trojan War

Who is Aeneas?

The founder of Rome who went to Carthage, seduced the Queen (Dido), left her, then went to Italy (Carthage and Rome now arch enemies)

He beat what power in war and made what river the boundary?

Etruscans and the Tiber

Romulus and Remus were born many generations after Aeneas to what god?

Mars

They were the grandchildren of the exiled king, saved by a she-wolf and raised by a herdsman. However, after a while, they reunited with their grandfather and did what?

Helped him get the throne back

Where did Romulus and Remus decide to settle?

The place they were left to die

How did Remus die?

Romulus killed him

When did Romulus become the first king of Rome?

April 21, 753 BC

The truths are not accurate, but they provide justification for location, myths, and ancestry. How?

1. Location: Tiber because that is where they were left to die
2. Ancestory: Greeks (Legit)
3. Myths: Answer all other questions

What shape is Italy in?

Boot shaped peninsula

Why was a city on the Tiber a strategic location?

Built on seven hills, fifteen miles from the coast, built on the shallowest part of the Tiber

What was to the top, bottom, and east of Italy?

Top: Alps
Bottom: Mediterranean
East: Adriatic Sea

Rome also had an abundance of these two geographical features.

Islands and River

Rome was in a great location because it provided what?

Safety and Isolation