Rome

The Latins were the first to settle. They were descendants of Indo-Europeans. They settled on the banks of the Tiber River. It was situated so trading ships could navigate to Rome. There was ports built on 7 hills. The Etruscans also settled there. They came from the north-central part of the peninsula. They were metal workers, artists, and architects. The 2 foundation Myths were the Virgils Aeneid and the story of Remus and Romulus. The Greeks had many colonies around the Mediterranean Sea. The Romans borrowed ideas from them such as: religious beliefs, alphabet, much of their art, military techniques and weaponry. Roman settlers drained a swamp. Many settlers flowed into the Tiber. There was a marshy area called the Forum between Palatine and Capitoline Hills. Tarquin the Proud's grandfather built the Cloaca Maxima (largest drain) which led water into the Tiber. An Urban Legend says Washington D.C was built on a swamp, but only 2% was swampland. Lucas Tarquinias Superbus was the 7th and FINAL king of Rome. He was known as Tarquin the Proud. He was a tyrant z