Month: September 2019

Rome sent ambassadors to mediate local quarrels because they wanted to maintain peace. The Senanes and Clusians could not be reconciled in 387 B.C. When the Gauls invaded Rome, they sacked the city. No one had ever sacked Rome before. A general named Marcus Camillus saved the day and the nickname second Romulus was given to him. Camillus got to serve as dictator in Rome five times. Rome thought about moving their capital to Veii.

The Romans fought the Samnites in the Samnite Wars. The Samnites started the First Samnite War because they wanted to expand their country. Rome started the second war and won. In the Third Samnite War, the Samnites and Etruscans teamed up but were defeated by Rome! The only part of Italy Rome did not conquer at this time was the Po Valley. Rome is strong, don’t you think?

I am going to write about citizens and foreigners in this paper, but first citizens. Citizens in Latin are called civium. If you were a citizen, you could get special privileges. Those privileges could be given legal protection, you could vote, and you could be in the army.

Foreigners in Latin are called Plulgrini. If you were a foreigner, you did not get special privileges. The Equites were the businessmen. The Senators were 100 members who made laws and kept orders, the Consul were men who were elected once a year to govern, the Praetous were eight men who were appointed as court judges, and Aldiles were four supervisors to a market trade, the Juaestars were twenty financial administrators, the Triune was similar to a counsel, and the Dictators protected the city. The Plebians went on strike five times to protest.

Ramulus was the first king of Rome. He killed his brother in a fight and stole women! Romulus was a warrior and a skilled man. He fought lots of wars and won most of them. When Romulus died, he did not have children, so the people decided a new king. His name was Numa Pompilius. He was a man of place. The reason the people chose him was because he was wise and peaceful. He said that when the temple doors were closed, they were at peace, but ewhen the doors were open, they were at war. I wonder what it would be like if I lived in Rome and everyone chose me as king. If you were there, what would you feel like if they chose you as king? I would feel happy or excited. I hope you like this paper. I also hope you like my next paper I am going to write.