western civilization

Many different groups of people settled Rome, but the Latins were the first. They settled on the banks of the Tiber. The Etruscans were the people who were from the north central park of the land and they settled Rome. Along with those people the Greeks also settled Rome and Romans had borrowed many things and beliefs from the Greeks as well. The Tiber river was very important to Romans. Many streams flowed into it. The seventh and last king of Rome was Lucius Tarquinius. Tarquin seized power as an old school tyrant. If I'm understanding this story, Tarquins father dies and his wife ( whos not his mom) daughters marries two sons and one was Tarquin. The daughter he didn't marry kills her husband and Tarquins wife so she can have him all to herself. Tuillia influences him to seize power of her own father and does. Tarquin  throws her father into the streets because he objects this. He was then assassinated and tarquin was the ruler. Later on Tarquin has a son who got drunk and t...

Rome by Chi Cago was a very interesting thing to listen to. What I loved about it was the music choice because "low" is always a great song. Another thing I loved about it is how creative the lyrics were and how funny it was. Another thing I loved was how real the song sounded. It sounded like a real song that I would hear on the radio. The best part of it all was hearing Mr. Schicks voice in the beginning of the song because I wasn't sure if it was going to sound like him, but it did for sure. Rome by Chi Cago was an amazing song that I so wish that I could've watched/listened to in real life class.

The Twelve Tables were a set of laws written on 12 bronze tablets that were created in Ancient Rome just like the 12 tables were. They were created in 450-451 BCE. The laws reflected the rule aspects of the people it applied to. The laws had things like punishments, death sentences, the way places should look etc. The laws are on bronze so they will forever be there but they used to be on wooden tablets. Most romans memorized the laws which was beneficial to them. Over the years more laws were added to the tables that benefited ancient Rome. The plebeians in Rome actually create the tables which is weird since they were about of the lower social class. The laws were based on traditional values, beliefs etc. They 12 tables had a create impact on ancient Rome and are a great example of law and order.

The Roman Forum was a very famous architectural man-made building in ancient Rome. The roman Forum was used for many purposes such as public meeting, law courts, open-air markets and gladiatorial combats in republican times. It is a forum in a rectangle shape with many important ancient Rome government buildings ruins in the center of the city Rome around it. What made the forum the most important was that it held the senate house in ancient Rome. Before the Forum was built, the land was very marshy and farm like. Another very important role that the Roman Forum played was that it was where the center of administration and politics were. This means this is where the senate and other highly positioned romans could meet and discuss politics and make decisions for the city. It was also a place where the people of the city would come to hear these decisions.

There were many differences between the patricians and the Plebeians in ancient days. One of the main differences between the two which is how most people tell them apart is that the plebeians are lower class citizens and the Patricians are upper-class citizens. This means that the Plebeians are the more poor people and the Patricians are the more wealthy with many more rights. The Plebeians had barely any rights because of how poor they were. The Plebeians made up most of the population. Other differences that still have to do with the rich and poor role is that the patrician's could become senators and emperors but the plebeians could not. The patricians and the Plebians were orginated from Ancient rome but they were the same and had the same rules in ancient Greece.

Republic- Is a form of government that where power rests with citizens who have a right to vote for their leaders.  Patrician- wealthy land owners who held most power  Plebeian- the common farmers, merchants and aristans who made up the majority of the population  Tribune- protected the rights of the  plebeians from unfair acts of patron officials.  Consul- They were like kings and they commanded the army and directed the government.  Senate- aristocrat branch of romes  government. Dictator- A leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the  army. Legion- Large military groups were  soldiers gathered. Punic  Wars- Rome and Carthage fought 3 wars between 264 and 146 b.c. Hannibal- Brilliant military strategist who wants to avenge Carthage's early defeat.

" My essay question would be this: Who was Alexander and how was his relationship with his horse Bucephalus special? In the first paragraph, this essay would mention who Alexander was and what he did. Alexander the great was king of macedon after his father and he was the start of the hellenistic age. The next paragraph would talk about the background of his horse Bucephalus and how Alexander changed him. Before Alexander, Bucephalus was an untamed horse who was very hard to ride and was very bad. After  Alexander won him at an auction he was the only person able to ride him and tame him. the next paragraph would talk about all of Bucephalus and alexanders accomplishments together. Alexander used Bucephalus in every battle from the conquest of the Greek city-states and Thebes through the battle of Gaugamela and into India. In the final paragraph I will talk about Bucephalus death and how Alexander named a horse after him. I will also talk about how they both made history.