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Politics- The twelve tables were the earliest attempt by the Romans to create a code of law. Ten men were forced to draw up a code of law. The commision made enough statues to fill 10 bronze tablets. Plebians disagreed and therefore made two more. And that made the twelve tablets. The chief army and military magistrates was the consul, which was elected through the assembly by popular vote. At first, Rome was ruled by a king. Then people didn't like the way he ruled, so Rome became a republic. The republic was set up to make sure that were citizenshat no other tyrant would rule Rome.It had a basic senate, elected by the citizens, and they electe two consuls to make all of the big decisions. Rome also had a Senate. The Senate included the patricians at first, then later plenians came in because they thought it was unfair. The Senate was the consul's advisory and had 300 men. The tribunes were 10 plebians that helped with the government. The reason this was there is becausethe plebians wanted there rights. Also all men were counted in an assembly to make sure they would everyone would get a say.

Polytheism- The belief and worship of many Gods. In ancient Rome, people belived in multiple gods. If you break up the word polytheism, //poly// means many, and //theism// means god. The most common example is Greek/Roman mythology (Zeus, Hera, Aries...). The most clear modern example is Hinduism, which is over 300 million gods.

Social Class- In the society of Romans life was organized in 3 classes,Upper, Middle, and Lower. The Upper class consisted of Patrcians. Patrcians were the rich land owners and nobels. The middle class contained laborers such as farmers, traders, and merchants. The lower classes was primairly slaves.

Family- No matter what time period you are in there is still one thing in common. Everyone has a family. In family life of the Romans the household held usually 3 generations of the family including children, parents, and grandparents. This was ruteen in any household whether it be a rich land ownwer or a poor slave. In this houshold of many the fathers were always in charge as well as possestions. The fathers of the house owned everything in it including the people living there. In fact, the father ,if he wanted, may as well sell his children as slaves. If a boy in the family would grow to become thew age of 16 he would loss his toga with a crimson stripe,and it would be replaced with a completely white one. This was a symbol of becoming a man.

Technology- Roads were a form of transportation. They were made of stones and built by soldiers. The arch was another technology. It had a keystone to support things above it. Also they were used for other larger objects.The dome was made of several arches ad could be used to have people in. It was a large building. The heat system was worked by a space on the floor and furnace. An aqueduct is used for transporting water to the city and was also made by arches.

Cleopatra- The table manners are also weird. People rub their face on the table cloth and it gets dirty. The Colosseum was also showed. Cleopatra saw a battle there.It is used for entertainment. The bath house is also shown. It is a place for people to relax and get clean. They would get massages and other stuff. The streets in Cleopatra smelled so they made a big difference in making a sewer system. The last important showing was the fire department. The head was Crassus and he believed in getting wealth for his job. This showed the first fire safety.

Economy- In the economy people were taxed for goods like they are today. Also they had animals which they would sell and make money off of. This was after the Punic Wars because there weren't good land sto grow crops on. The Romans' cheif export was olives and grapes. They used this to make money from other countries. This was their trade good.

Etruscans- The Etruscans also gave big contributions to the Romans.They gave shoes to battle in. These were big sandals going up your leg used to support you and help you stand. It improved your ebdurance. The fasces was a symbol of power given to Romans. It was a double ax. The municipal was the center of the town and later became Rome's Forum. The socila order or what people are ranked was given by the Etruscans to the Romans. The etruscans gave more stuff like the mundus.

Army- The Roman army had a totally different look. The soldiers were called legionaries. They fought in legios which were fast and contained about 5000 legionaries. They could fight in all ways. The rmy was also ranked in how good you were when Augustus came in. The armor of the Romans consisted of neck gear, head gear, sandals from Etruscans, and chest gear. The Punic Wars were large wars between Rome and Carthage. The wars were fought becasue Carthage had Sicily and Romans felt uneasy. Therefore they fought until the Roman's conquered. The 2nd Punic War had Hannibal in it and was considered a great military general. After this the army had expanded and had control of the whole Mediterranean.

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Culture:

In Ancient Rome, the romans enjoyed playing games like chess and backgammon. They also spent time gambling. Watching or participating in sports was something a lot of romans did. Music and dancing were also enjoyed by the roman civilization. Music and dancing was interacted with both daily activities and in public celebrations. The roman forum was located between the Palatine hill and the Capitoline hill. It was originally the center of all Roman political and social activity. It was also the marketplace, business district, and civic center of Rome. When the Roman Empire fell, the forum was forgotten and burried under remains and left to be used as a cattle pasture during the Middle Ages. Today, most of the forum has been destroyed and the only remains are of columns used in temples. The colosseum was an arena seating 55,000 with no less than 80 entrances. Below the ground were rooms and cages that contained wild animals and mechanical devices. The cages were then put up and allowed animals to appear in the middle of the colosseum. The colosseum had a veil on top of it that covered the spectators from the sunlight. Around 1,000 men were needed to install the cover, which was attached to the colosseum's ground by large ropes. Emperors would provide the payment for the games being shown there which would mean the audience could attend the show for free. In the process of the inaugaration of the colosseum in AD 80, had slaughtered around 9,000 animals. In AD 847, the southern side of the colosseum was in an earthquake. Remains of the building were later made for other buildings.

Augustus and the Pax Romana:

Augustus, Ceaser's son, was the first emperor of Rome. In the beginning, Augustus refused emperorship. He felt it was unfair to the rest of Roman civilization if he was one person who ruled over the whole city of Rome. In the end of that fight, Augustus still had to be the emperor, and did a wonderful job of that. He treated every citizen as an equal and to show that while he was in the war, he made the other soliders swear their allegiance to him so he was sure he wouldn't be turned on. Augustus also had the army set up in skill order rather than birth order. That made it possible for any man in Rome to be in the army, even a poor person. The Pax Romana was a time of peace in Rome-for anyone other than Rome's enemies. It was a time where trade increased and it made everything in Rome fair. It was a time of peace and fairness for all romans.