Founding Roman Republic Notes
Rome Notes Jelani Taylor pg.1 Rome Notes Jelani Taylor pg.2 Founding the Roman Republic The land its Geography and Importance: Italy looks like a giant boot The top is sheltered by the alps to the north The Mediterranean sea to the south The Adriatic sea to the east The Tyrrhenian sea to the west The Apennine mountains run down the full length of the boot The Po River is to the north Rome is located on the Tiber river Rome and the beginning of an empire: Latin = Ancestors The Latins moved in to west central Italy sometime before the mid 700?s of B.C The plains region was called Latium Villages were built along the Tiber river Eventually the villages united to become Rome Etruscan kings came in late 600 B.C from northern Italy