Thursday, May 5, 2011

Presentation Notes

The Latins first settled in Rome, than the Greeks, than the Atruscrians.
The consul was the highest elected office of Rome.
A democracy is a form of government in which all citizens have a say on what they want their government to do.
A monarchy is a form of government rules like a king and it is hereditary
The Punic wars were wars between Carthage and Rome
The Latifundias were plantations were ran by slave owners and they let the rich get richer and the poor get poorer
The Gracchus brothers wanted to help the people who were having their land taken
When they were killed by the rich, it started a 100 year war
The Rubicon is a river that Julius Caesar crossed because he was on his way back from the war of Gual
The decision he made for that started a fall for his country
Octavian ruled with Mark Anthony and was the adopted son of Julius Caesar.
Eventually a war broke out between Octavian and Mark

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