Romans


 * According to legend Rome was founded in 753 BC by twin sons Romulus and Remus who were supposively raised by a she-wolf. Actually the city of Rome started as a village of Latini in the 8th century BC. Rome was originally a monarchy, ruled under kings, but in the year 509 BC the Roman republic was established. After the Punic wars,Rome gained dominance over the Mediterranean becoming the dominant regional power for the next five centuries. The Roman Empire was officially established by Octavian in 27 BC after a civil war and Julius Caesar’s conquest of Gaul. The city of Rome had grown to a population of over 1 million, which surpassed the size of all other cities population wise. At the time the world only had about 200-300 million people. The Roman Empire and its people soon became the most powerful place on the planet. **
 *  Rome had very many famous events such as when it was annexed by Napoleon and his army and was technically part of France during 1798-1814. Rome also was under siege by the allied invasion of Italy and was bombed several times. In 60 BC Julius Caesar began his rise to power and soon became dictator, Caesar was a great military strategist and strengthened the Roman Empire’s economy and helped take control of most of Europe. This empire had many amphitheaters in which Roman gladiators, criminals, and lions would fight to the death. he colosseum built between 70 and 80 AD was the biggest and most complex and important one in Rome because of it’s amazing architecture which was built entirely of arches. Another important building in Rome was the Pantheon which was originally built by Marcus Agrippa in 25 B. This structure served as a temple of the Roman Gods. The original Pantheon was destroyed by the great fire of 80 AD but the structure that stands today is after it was restored in 125 AD. Rome became the open to the public on 14 August 1943 and became the Capital of Italy in 1946. **
 *  Rome is tremendously important around the world because at the time is was the largest and most powerful empire in the world and lasted for a very long time. It stretched across most of Europe and a great deal of European culture came from the Romans customs, cultures, and ways of life. Even when the Western Roman Empire crumbled to pieces, it was still a major enemy and competition to other empires and strengthened as the religious power in Europe for the next millennium and the next millennium to come. Rome impacted the whole world by spreading Christianity which is one of the most popular religions in the world. **