Rome’s start is often confused and wrong due to myths and legends. For example, many people thought Rome’s beginning came about from a little story about 2 boys named Romulus and Remus. Romulus and Remus were great brothers, twins in fact. They’re father was Mars- the god of war. The princess’s uncle was afraid one of them would grow up to take his throne, so he had his guards throw the twins in the river. But before the twins drowned, a wolf saved them. As Romulus and Remus grew up they decided to build a town on the banks of the Tiber river; where the wolf had found them. They argued over who could get to rule the city, which led to Romulus killing Remus and naming Rome after himself.
But the real story, was that Latins started a village known as the Palatine village on a hill. They lived near the Tiber river. They were greatly influenced by their neighbors, the Etruscans. The Greeks also influence the Romans by adding their idea of columns. The Romans became great builders, and had many techniques to help them build faster and to decorate their creations. They had arches from the Etruscans, but the Romans combined Columns and Arches. They had great technologies like shafts, water trenches, and irrigation.
Romans also adapted bloody sporting events such as chariot racing, slave fighting, and forced people to reenact bloody scenes from stories. They also had gladiators who were slaves put into a colosseum to fight other gladiators. They usually battled other humans or wild animals. Going back to the Greeks, the Romans borrowed many of their ideas. In particular, they adapted the Greeks art styles such as temples to appreciate their gods, huge stadiums, and the Circus Maximus which could hold more than two hundred thousand spectators. Romans later adapted the Etruscans alphabet and changed it. The letters were written in upper-case, and were used to carve important documents. Speaking of writing, writers later wrote about the Trojan war. The Romans loved paintings, sculptures, and pottery. Greeks created pottery to hold belongings like food, flowers, water, and wine. These arts would be nicknamed as “Greco-Roman” art because of how they combined styles.
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