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Unit 11 notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When was Rome founded? | Founded in the eighth century B.C.E. as a city-state and ruled by a single king. |
| What big events took place in the sixth centurty B.C.E? | The city's aristocrats deposed the king, ended the monarchy, and instituded a republic. |
| What is a Republic? | A form of government in which delegates represented the interests of various constituencies. |
| Romulus and Remus' legend. | Existence was owed to the flight of Aeneas, twin decendents almost died as infants because of abandonment. They were left to die (drown in the Tiber River)but were found a by a kindly she-wolf who nursed them to health. In 753 B.C.E. Romulus founded Rome. |