Basic Information about ROME

Rome was founded in 753 BC on

the banks of the Tiber

River in Italy. The Tiber River

Rome was a perfect site for a city because . . .

The Tiber river gave the Romans easy access to the sea.

The port city of Rome, Ostia, was not far away.

Also, Rome was built on SEVEN hills.

The hills made Rome easier to defend.

Rome is famous for its

seven hills:Palatine

Capitoline

Aventine

Esquiline

Caelian

Quirinal

Viminal

Of the seven hills, the two most well-known are

the Palatine and the Capitoline.

The Palatine is the hill on which Rome was founded. Many wealthy Romans and emperors lived on this hill.

The Palatine Hill is on one side of the Roman Forum.

The Capitoline Hill is on the other side of the Forum.

The Forum was the business and political center of Rome.

This is a picture of the Roman

Forum today

from the top of the Capitoline.

Rome began as a monarchy.A Monarchy is a rule by kings. There were 7.

In 509 BC it became a republic. The rulers were called consuls.

Finally, it was an empire. The first Roman Emperor was Augustus.

For almost 1000 years, Rome was the most politically important, wealthiest, and largest city in the Western World.

This is a map of the Roman Empire

at its greatest extent.

For your UNIT I assessment, you should

know that:Rome is in Italy.Rome was founded in 753BC on the Palatine hill.

The Tiber River – the river that runs through Rome Ostia is the port city of Rome

Rome was built on seven hills. The Roman Forum lies between the Palatine and the Capitoline.

Rome was a monarchy, then a republic, and finally an empire.