The Comic History of Rome

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/the-comic-history-of-rome

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is The Comic History of Rome?Central Italy, on the Tiber River, situated on the famous Seven Hills
2. When was The Comic History of Rome built?Traditionally dated to 753 BC, with legendary founders Romulus and Remus
3. What is the population (city of rome at its zenith)?Estimated to be around 1 million inhabitants
4. What is the story of how Rome was founded?Rome was founded in 753 BC by the legendary twins Romulus and Remus, who are part of the city’s origin myth.
5. Why did Rome become a powerful city?Rome’s location on the Tiber River and its seven hills gave it a strong defensive position, and its fertile land and good climate helped grow food and trade.

Pax Romana: A long period of relative peace and minimal expansion experienced by the Roman Empire in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD.
Senate: The primary governing council of ancient Rome, initially composed of patricians, which advised magistrates and held significant political power.
Latifundia: Large agricultural estates or plantations in ancient Rome, often worked by enslaved labor, which were central to the Roman economy.