Ancient Rome

Erin Monahan Period 1 9/23/12 Notes Rome?s Mediterranean Empire 753 B.C.E. ? 600 C.E. Rome lay in the midpoint of the peninsula Tiber River on one side Double ring of SEVEN hills around the city Provided protection Apennine range runs along Italy Alps shield Italy from the north Climate affords long growing seasons Hillsides well forested for construction and timber In Etruria had iron and other metals Farming land has fertile volcanic soil Republic of Farmers 753 B.C.E.?31 B.C.E. Romulus, cast adrift on Tiber and nursed by she wolf, mythically founded Rome in 753 B.C.E. Palatine Hill, one of the seven hills around Rome was occupied as early as 1000 B.C.E. the merging of all the hills took place shortly before 600 B.C.E.