In 800 BC a Latin Princess had twins, fathered by the god Mars. Since the princess was never supposed to have children, she was punished by having her sons taken from her. They were left on the banks of the Tiber River to die. A she-wolf found the boys and raised them, until she was killed by a shepherd. Then the shepherd took the boys home and raised them. They built a city, then Romulus killed Remus and named it Rome.

The Etruscans lived north of Rome in Etruria. No one knows where they came from. The Etruscans spoke a different language than anyone else in the ancient world. They were Italy's first highly civilized people. Etruscan people were farmers, miners, merchants, and metal workers who enjoyed music and dancing. Women had rights; they could own property and go out in public. The Etruscans had a mighty army.

Hadrian secured the empire and built a wall in Britain. (They messed up and put a moat on both sides of the wall!) Hadrian put down a Jewish revolt and gave harsh punishments to the rebels. He renamed the area "Syria Palestina" which made the Jews mad. Hadrian only let Jews come to Jeruselum once a year. He wanted to let non-Jews settle there. Most Jews either left or became slaves.

Anyone could be saved through faith in God.

Etruscans had catacombs, underground tombs of the dead, that were decorated.

During the time of Tiberius a religious prophet was crucified in the province of Judea. His people assured him it was no big deal - At the time of the crucifixion, the sky darkened. This unexplained phenomenon was reported by contemporary historians to have occurred in all known parts of the world.

Virgil wrote Roman propaganda; Aenid. Horace criticized lives of wealthy Romans. Ovid spoke for the wealthy people. Juvenal criticized cities.

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