This document provides an overview of the origins and early government of Rome. It discusses how Rome began as a small settlement founded by Romulus and Remus but grew into a massive empire of over 2 million square miles by 117 AD. It also outlines the key events and figures that established Rome's republican government after the overthrow of the last Roman king, Tarquin, including the introduction of tribunes, dictators like Cincinnatus, and details of their military organization and victories in the Punic Wars over Carthage.

1. BEGINNER’S GUIDE
To Rome Part One

2. HUGE EMPIRE
About 2
million square
miles in 117
AD
Started small

3. ORIGINS OF ROME
Romulus
and Remus
Etruscan
rulers

4. TARQUIN OVETHROWN
Lucius Brutus
overthrew Tarquin
after his sister was
raped by Tarquin’s
son
Became first Consul

5. NEW GOVERNMENT

6. ADAPTABLE
GOVERNMENT
Tribunes were
elected to
represent the
common people
in their
neighborhoods

7. DICTATOR
In times of emergency, a
Dictator might be
chosen to have absolute
power for 6 months or
less, then retire
Cincinnatus

8. MILITARY
A Roman Legion had about
5,000 men
Split into 10 Cohorts of about
500 each

9. PUNIC WARS

10. HANNIBAL ATTACKS

11. BATTLE OF ZAMA
Roman General
Scipio finally
defeats Hannibal
and wins the Punic
War
Salt spread