12 interesting facts about ancient rome
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FOUNDING OF ROME
1 According to legend, Rome was founded in 753 by the brothers Romulus and Remus. They were raised by a she-wolf. After building the city Remus was killed by his brother. Thus, Romulus became the first king of Rome
THE ROMAN SENATE
2 SPQR stands for "Senātus Populusque Rōmānus" and means "The senate and the people of Rome."
SENATE HISTORY3 Established, according to tradition, the roman Senate waby king Romuluss composed of 300 members. In the republican era, its members were appointed by consuls and later by the censors. According to the greek historian Polybius, the Senate controlled the finances, administration and foreign policy of the republic
ITALY CONQUEST
4 Rome obtained supremacy in Italy after the defeat of King Pyrrhus of Epirus in the battle of Beneventum (275 BC). After the capitulation of Taranto(272 BC), in Italy, there is no longer any power able to oppose the roman expansionism
ALLIA DEFEAT
5 The Romans were defeated by the Gauls in the year 390 during the Battle of the Allia. After the battle the Gauls sack the city.
LAST WESTERN ROMAN EMPEROR
6 The last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, Romulus Augustus, was deposed in 476 by Odoacer, leader of the Heruli tribe
BIRTH OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC
7 The Roman Republic was proclaimed in the year 509 when the last king of Rome was deposed after the rebellion led by Lucius Junius Brutus
MAXIMUM EXPANSION
8 The Roman Empire was not the greatest empire in history
THE SABINE WOMEN KIDNAP
9 Because there were apparently few women in early Rome, Romulus (c. 771-717 B.C.) kidnapped neighboring Sabine women.
THE RULE OF SULLA
10 Sulla took control of the roman world in the year 82 BC after he defeated the popular forces in the battle of Colline Gate. 50,000 Romans lost their lives in this battle
SMALLEST ROMAN UNIT
11 The smallest unit of a Romanian legion called contubernium and was composed of 8 soldiers
ROMAN REMEDY
12 Gladiator blood was considered a cure for epilepsy and infertility
