Capital of Italy, Province of Rome and region

of Lazio;
Civilisation developed from 753. BC;
One of the oldest continuously occupied cities
in Europe;
Located in the central-western portion of
the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio, along the
shores of Tiber river;
"The Eternal City" (Latin: Roma Aeterna);

Romulus and Remus are the twin brothers and
central characters of Rome's foundation myth.
They were abandoned to die in the river Tiber,
but they were saved by she-wolf who fed them.
They are founders of Rome.
Later, Romulus killed Rem, because he wanted
to rule Rome on his own.
A Roman general;
Statesman;
Consul;
Notable author of
Latin prose;
Responcible for rise
of the Roman
Empire.

The city has over 2 million inhabitants.
Italians mostly live there.
Social class in ancient Rome was hierarchical.
Roman society was patriarchal; the male head
of household held special legal powers and
privileges over all the members of his family.


Rome is an important center of higher
education.
The first university is The University La
Sapienza, founded in 1303.
Ancient Roman society contributed greatly to
government, law, politics, engineering, art,
literature, architecture, technology and more in
the Western world.

The Roman army is the name for a group of
organized military units that, in time of
Ancient Rome, served Kingdom, the Republic
and later the Roman Empire.
It was the best organized military force.
The native language of the Romans was Latin;
Their alphabet was based on the Etruscan and
Greek alphabet;
While Latin remained the main written
language of the Roman Empire, Greek came to
be the language spoken by the well-educated
elite;
The expansion of the Roman Empire spread
Latin throughout Europe;
The religion of Ancient
Rome was polytheistic.
They accepted Greek
gods, but changed their
names (Jupiter=Zeus,
Mars=Ares,
Neptune=Poseidon).
Ancient Roman
architecture
adopted many
different
aspects
of Ancient
Greek
architecture,
creating a
new
architectural
style.
Clothing in ancient Rome generally comprised
the toga, the tunic, the stola, brooches for these,
andbreeches.
After the 2nd century BC, besides tunics,
women wore a simple garment known as
a stola.
The differentiation between rich and poor was
made through the quality of the material.
The Roman calendar changed its form several
times.
The calendar used after 46. BC is known as
Julian calendar, introduced by Julius Caesar.
It was suppressed by Gregorian calendar.