ancient rome year 4

​ANCIENT ROME

By Mr Reeves Elvis

​This week, you will become Roman historians! ✅ Discover the LEGEND of how Rome began ✅ Explore the REAL geography of Rome ✅ Understand how Rome grew from a city to an EMPIRE

ROMULUS AND REMUS , THE MYTH

The Story:

• Twin brothers Romulus and Remus were abandoned as babies

• A she-wolf 🐺 found and raised them

• When grown, they decided to build a city

• They argued over the location

• Romulus won, built walls, and became Rome's FIRST KING

• He named the city ROMA after himself

Remember: This is a MYTH - a special story that explains beginnings

ROMAN SOLDIERS

​REAL ROMAN PLACE

Location:

• Country: ITALY (the boot-shaped peninsula)

• City: ROME (the capital)

• Time: Began around 753 BC (over 2,750 years ago!)

Perfect Spot:

• Built on 7 HILLS (for defense against enemies)

• Next to the TIBER RIVER (for water, trade, travel)

• In CENTRAL ITALY (good position to expand)

• Rome was in italy , and still exists today

who were the people of rome ?

👑 PATRICIANS: THE NOBLE FAMILIES

• Who they were:
  Wealthy, powerful families who could trace their ancestors to Rome's earliest founders.

• Their power:

  • Held high government & religious offices

  • Sat in the Senate

  • Owned large estates (villas) and businesses

  • Made the laws that everyone had to follow

• Life:
  Lived in luxury with many slaves, ate expensive foods, wore fine togas with purple stripes.

Normal roman citizens were called Plebes. They were not as rich as patricians

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patrician families were the rich roman citizens

PLEBEIANS (PLEBS): THE COMMON PEOPLE

• Who they were:
  Ordinary citizens - shopkeepers, craftworkers, soldiers, farmers. Made up 90% of Rome's citizens!

• Their struggle:

  • Initially had few rights & couldn't hold high office

  • Fought for centuries for more power ("Conflict of the Orders")

  • Eventually won: could be consuls, laws written down (Twelve Tables)

• Life:
  Lived in crowded apartments (insulae), often poor but PROUD TO BE ROMAN CITIZENS

plebes