Rome-Italy

RomeRome is the Capital of ItalyFounded: 753 b.c.;Unified: 1870Which is known, as "Roma" this name is

believed that have come from the city's founder and first king Romulus.

From the Greek word ῤώμη (rhōmē), which means strength.

Roman culture is a combination of “Romans and Greeks cultures.”

Population

About 96 percent of the population of Italy is Italian, though there are many other ethnicities that live in this country.

Ethnic Composition: Italian; German, French, Slovenes, Albanian-Italians, Greek-Italian

LANGUAGES

The official language of the country is Italian.

Italian (official) 94%; Sardinian, Ladino, Friaul, German, French, Sloven

Religion

The major religion in Italy is Roman Catholicism.

90% describes themselves as Catholics

And the other 10% is composed of Protestant, Jewish and a growing Muslim immigrant community.

EducationRaised their children at

homeUpper-class children:

expected to learn and read

Father was chief figure in providing education Decided whether to teach

them, hire a teacher, or send to school

Teachers were often Greek slaves

Education in Italy is compulsory from 6 to 16 years of age and is divided into five stages: kindergarten (scuola dell'infanzia) primary school (scuola primaria or scuola

elementare), lower secondary school (scuola secondaria di primo grado or scuola

media) upper secondary school (scuola secondaria di

secondo grado,scuola superiore or liceo) university (università).

Family

The family is the backbone of Italian society.Officially, the father is the authority figure in

the family, although mothers have great power.

Many aspects of Italian family life have been influenced by the Catholic Church,

Food

Italy's national food is pasta.

Food

Pizza

Food

Drinks Italy is also the world's largest wine producer.

Food

DrinksEspresso-a very strong coffee drink, is

popular throughout Italy.

Culture and Heritage

Culture and Heritage

Roman Arts and Literature

The Romans spread Greco-Roman Arts and Culture throughout the

Empire

Roman Arts

Developed a taste for Greek statues

Sculpture

Sculptures produced more realistic works.

Paintings

Painters painted portraits and landscapes on walls of villas.

LiteratureDrama was the start of Roman

Literature and encompassed Comedies and Tragedies. Livius AndronicusGnaeus NaeviusQuintus Ennius

Prose, the AnnalsMarcus Tullius CiceroJulius Caesar

Literature

Virgil was the most distinguished poet of age. Aeneid

Horace- another prominent poet who wrote Satires

Livy wrote prose and was famous for his 142 books including History of Rome.

Famous Citizens

Francisco Accorso AccursiusSaint Ambrose (340–397)Augustus CaesarDante (1265–1321)Michelangelo BuonarrotiGiuseppe Verdi

THE LEGENDARY STORY OF REMUS

AND ROMULUS

Author

Virgil Is traditionally ranked as one of Rome's greatest

poets. His Aeneid has been considered the national epic of

ancient Rome from the time of its composition to the present day.

Virgil's work has had wide and deep influence on Western literature, most notably Dante's Divine Comedy, in which Virgil appears as Dante's guide through hell and purgatory.

Text

The myth of Aeneas, Greek in origin, had to be reconciled with the Italian myth of Romulus and Remus, who, taken as historical figures, would have been born around 771 BC.

Brief Summary

Romulus and Remus were twin brothers who were rescued by a she-wolf after being abandoned on the banks of the Tiber River on the orders of a wicked king, Amulius. Years later, Romulus killed his brother Remus during an argument, and went on to found the city of Rome.

Setting

The setting of the story is in the kingdom of Rome.

Characters

Romulus – twin brother of Remus. Remus – twin brother of Romulus. Mars – God of war. Father of the twin brothers. Rhea Silvia – mother of the twin brothers. Nimitor – King of Alba Longa. Amulius – brother of Nimitor and the

protagonist in the story. Has a flat character in the story.

PLOT

There were twin brothers called Romulus and

Remus, whose father was Mars

and whose mother was Rhea

Silvia.

Amulius was angry when

Romulus and Remus were

born. He stole the twin

brothers, and threw them in

the river.

Romulus and Remus killed

Amulius.

Remus jumped over Romulus’ wall and made

fun of how small his city was.

Romulus killed Remus.

Theme

A moment of patience in a moment of anger saves you a hundred moments of regret.

Impact to their Society

The Romans believed their great city was founded in violence, blood, and victory. That tale is told in the story of Romulus and Remus.

Basically it gave the Romans a reason to believe they were better than everyone else.

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