First true hero of Rome, esczped Trojan war and went west, his descendents included Romulus and remus

Romulus and Remus MYTH

twin sons of princess that would later become Rome, cared for by wolf, then Shepard, and romulus murdered Remus. Romulus founded rome

Originally a cattle market then became a market and meeting place between capitoline and palatine hills that was drained and then became place to minle and shop

blending of two different cultures, beliefs, and local traditions over centuries

free roman man who was the head of his family

watching the way birds eat or fly

examining the organs of a sacrificed animal to see how 'good' the sacrifice was

covered their heads during rituals

reestablished after the expellation of tarquin, with two consuls elected each year acting as the heads of the state with shared power

temple of Jupiter Optimus maximus

symbolized the beginning of the republic

patricians and plebeians

two classes of people based on birth

equites and proletarians

two classes of people based on money

super rich aristocrats who claimed descent from 100 senators appointed by Romulus (held all high office, and controlled state religion). depicted with wrinkles, bald heads, double chins all to make them look wise serious and experienced to the family and

everybody aside from the patricians. kept the economy going by had no political power or voice

very rich, men who served as mounted calvary in the army

poorest of the poor, free men but owned no property and were not taxed

subjects might not have looked as old and wrinkled as they are depicted (used with patricians)

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Aeneas	First true hero of Rome, esczped Trojan war and went west, his descendents included Romulus and remus
Romulus and Remus MYTH	twin sons of princess that would later become Rome, cared for by wolf, then Shepard, and romulus murdered Remus. Romulus founded rome
Tiber river	Ran alongside rome
Forum Boarium	Originally a cattle market then became a market and meeting place between capitoline and palatine hills that was drained and then became place to minle and shop
Campus martius	Flat plain outside of the city
syncretism	blending of two different cultures, beliefs, and local traditions over centuries
colonnade	a row of columns
vestal and Hercules victor templs	peripteral tholos style
paterfamilias	free roman man who was the head of his family
augury	watching the way birds eat or fly
auspices	watching for auspicious signs
haruspircy	examining the organs of a sacrificed animal to see how 'good' the sacrifice was
lituus	curved rods
Roman men	covered their heads during rituals
Tarquin the proud	last roman king
cloaca maxima	roman underground sewer system
roman senate	reestablished after the expellation of tarquin, with two consuls elected each year acting as the heads of the state with shared power
senatus populusque romanus (the Senate and people of Rome)	SPQR
temple of Jupiter Optimus maximus	symbolized the beginning of the republic
capitoline triad	Jupiter,Juno,and minerva
tufa	rome porous local stone
patricians and plebeians	two classes of people based on birth
equites and proletarians	two classes of people based on money
patricians	super rich aristocrats who claimed descent from 100 senators appointed by Romulus (held all high office, and controlled state religion). depicted with wrinkles, bald heads, double chins all to make them look wise serious and experienced to the family and
plebeians	everybody aside from the patricians. kept the economy going by had no political power or voice
equitis	very rich, men who served as mounted calvary in the army
proletariat	poorest of the poor, free men but owned no property and were not taxed
verism	subjects might not have looked as old and wrinkled as they are depicted (used with patricians)

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