Romans
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actually quite humble. "The Roman heritage can be traced back to an early
civilization of settlers from the Indo-European immigrants who between 2000
B.C. and 1000 B.C. had began to settle around the Northern Italian
peninsula"(World History: The Human Experience). Of all the settlers the
Romans are said to have arose from a mysterious group called the Etruscans,
which ruled northern Italy around 900 B.C. to 500 B.C. The Etruscan society was
made up of upper class families who owned land, or were priests. "The other
class in the society was the slave laborers" (World History: The Human
Experience). During the Etruscan period of rule there soon came constant revolts
from the lower classes and later freeing themselves from the rule of there wealthy
overlords. Among the strongest of the Etruscans were the Latins, who settled in
the city of Rome in the central plains of Latium of Italy. " Thus this is the
beginning of Rome's founding at 753 B.C." (World History: The Human
Experience). The Tarquins were the first ruling monarchy of the Romans. They
quickly developed the Roman empire through constant developments. At 534
B.C. a king named Tarquin the Proud ruled. "This ruler was known to be a cruel
ruler and therefore was driven out by the Etruscans." (World History: The Human
Experience). Under Etruscan rule in 509 B.C. the patricians or Latin nobles
declared that Rome would become a Republic ruled by the people. The republic
consisted of an executive and legislative branch. During this period of history
Rome began to write down laws and pass government assemblies. At this time
Rome was still a small city-state that controlled only a tiny section of Italy. The
size of Rome would be comparable to the size of New York City with a
population of perhaps 260,000. As the republic form of government was in place
Rome would also...
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