WH Stuff Ya Gotta Know 3: Romans

Modern capital of Italy. 

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It was one of the largest empires in the ancient world with roughly 20% of the world’s population at his height around 100 AD. 

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As a civilization, it shifted from a monarchy to a republic to an empire. 

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• Babylon

Through conquest and assimilation, it came to dominate Europe, Western Asia, and Northern Africa. Their society contributed greatly to modern government, law, politics, engineering, art, literature, architecture, technology, warfare, religion, and language. 

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• Inca
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• Egypt

The Greeks had a huge influence on them, as they copied much of their culture and philosophy (including their myths/gods). 

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They are remembered for their incredibly violent forms of entertainment, exemplified by events where spectators would go and watch people be killed for fun (sometimes thousands at a time). 

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Their fall around 500 AD signaled the beginning of what we call the Dark Ages where art and science advances slowed way down.

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• Persia
• Rome
• Israel

City in Northern Africa that served as the capital of an ancient empire that was at odds with Rome. The first civilization here was known as “Punic” (which is a form of the word Phoenician). 

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• Carthage
• Rome
• Athens

They were involved in a series of Wars with Rome, the most famous of which was led by Hannibal and his war elephants who invaded Rome around 200 BC. 

• Carthage
• Egypt
• Greece
• Persia

Some say that not did Rome burn it to the ground, but they covered it in salt so nothing would ever grow there again.

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