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ORIGINS Of
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ROME
According to legend the city of
ROME WAS Founded IN 753 B C
Founders Brother Romulus 1 Remus
Disease of the GOD MARS LATINPrincess
LEGEND Has it that
the twin Boys were
Abandoned on the
are
River as infants
TIBER
and RAISED
by a shewolf
In
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Etruria
become
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collection of hilltop
that
citymiles
covered
villages
500
nearly
Square
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of Government
form
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king
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Tyrant
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WAS
Driven out 5093
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Romans
a Republic
Established
Instead
by king
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Republic
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