According to legend, Rome was founded in 753 BC by the twin brothers Romulus and Remus, who were raised by a she-wolf. Romulus became Rome's first king after killing his brother Remus. The Roman Senate was established by Romulus and was originally composed of 300 members who controlled finances and foreign policy. Rome continued expanding its power and by 275 BC had defeated King Pyrrhus of Epirus, gaining supremacy in Italy.

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2. FOUNDING OF ROME
1 According to legend,
Rome was founded in
753 by the brothers
Romulus and Remus.
They were raised by a
she-wolf. After building
the city Remus was
killed by his brother.
Thus, Romulus became
the first king of Rome

3. THE ROMAN SENATE
2 SPQR stands for
"Senātus Populusque
Rōmānus" and means
"The senate and the
people of Rome."

4. SENATE HISTORY
3 Established, according
to tradition, the roman
Senate waby king
Romuluss composed of
300 members. In the
republican era, its
members were
appointed by consuls
and later by the
censors. According to
the greek historian
Polybius, the Senate
controlled the finances,

5. ITALY CONQUEST
4 Rome obtained
supremacy in Italy after
the defeat of King
Pyrrhus of Epirus in the
battle of Beneventum
(275 BC). After the
capitulation of
Taranto(272 BC), in
Italy, there is no longer
any power able to
oppose the roman
expansionism

6. ALLIA DEFEAT
5 The Romans were
defeated by the Gauls
in the year 390 during
the Battle of the Allia.
After the battle the
Gauls sack the city.

7. LAST WESTERN ROMAN EMPEROR
6 The last emperor of
the Western Roman
Empire, Romulus
Augustus, was deposed
in 476 by Odoacer,
leader of the Heruli tribe

8. BIRTH OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC
7 The Roman Republic
was proclaimed in the
year 509 when the last
king of Rome was
deposed after the
rebellion led by Lucius
Junius Brutus

9. MAXIMUM EXPANSION
8 The Roman Empire
was not the greatest
empire in history

10. THE SABINE WOMEN KIDNAP
9 Because there were
apparently few women
in early Rome, Romulus
(c. 771-717 B.C.)
kidnapped neighboring
Sabine women.

11. THE RULE OF SULLA
10 Sulla took control of
the roman world in the
year 82 BC after he
defeated the popular
forces in the battle of
Colline Gate. 50,000
Romans lost their lives
in this battle

12. SMALLEST ROMAN UNIT
11 The smallest unit of a
Romanian legion called
contubernium and was
composed of 8 soldiers

13. ROMAN REMEDY
12 Gladiator blood was
considered a cure for
epilepsy and infertility

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