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The Roman Empire was successful and lasted for a long time. The people that made up this empire were a mixture of Latins and Etruscans. Greek culture had a strong influence on the Romans in many ways. Roman architecture that you can see today greatly resembles architecture from the Greeks. Roman's style of art like statues, were based off of statues from the Greeks. The Romans excelled in military, law and politics, and being good diplomats. These are a few reasons why Rome was so successful. One other reason was that made Rome so strong was its location in general.

The Roman Empire was the empire built on seven hills. Its location gave it many advantages. First, they were the center of trade route and it was a good place for early settlers. Since it was located in Italy, it had room to grow and expand. This also meant that the empire was able to support a large population. The empire was surrounded by the Alps and Appennines mountains so it was well protected from enemies and it was easy to defend. These mountains didn't split the Italian Peninsula into a bunch of small communities. This made the land bigger and better for farming. The empire had fertile soil so food was abundant. The Roman location was important to its development and so was its social classes.

In the Roman Empire, there were three parts to the social classes. The highest rank were the patricians. They were the wealthy landowners and aristocrats. This social class also controlled the government. The middle class was called the plebians. This social class was made up of the common people. They were the less wealthy landowners, craftspeople, farmers, artisans, and merchants. Men from both of these groups could vote but only the patricians could be elected to government offices. The last rank of the social class was made up of slaves.

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**5.Romulus-** He had a twin brother named Remus and they were both abandoned and raised by a wolf. Together they built Rome and it was named after Romulus. Also, Romulus later killed Remus.

 * " The study of history is the best medicine for a sick mind; for in history you have a record of the infinite variety of human experience plainly set for all to see; and in that record you can find for yourself and your country both examples and warnings: fine things to take as models, base things, rotten through and through, to avoid." - Livy**



**Plebians:** One of the two social class groups that was divided in Early Rome. This was made up of the less wealthy landowners, craftspeople, merchants, and small farmers.
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Tiber River This will take you to a page that explains almost everything about the Tiber River. Dictatorship Dictators were a big part of Rome for awhile. This link explains what it was and who were some of the dictators. Roman Laws Romans followed the Twelve Tables for their laws. This link shows what each table law consisted of. Social Classes This explains what all the Roman social classes are like they Plebians, Patricians,etc. Hadrian's Wall This link talks about Hadrian and why he built his wall.

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