Romulus Interview

Okay, so we are here with Romulus, the son of Mars, to discuss why he killed his brother, Romulus, while building the city of Rome.

(Interviewer)Okay, let’s start by getting to the basics.

(Romulus)Ok

(Interviewer)So, Romulus, why did you kill your Brother, Remus?

(Romulus) Well, to be honest, it was going to happen eventually. both of us knew that we couldn’t both rule at the same time. Another reason why I happened to kill him is because he jumped the wall I was building. And no one jumps over my walls.

(Interviewer) *Shivers from Romulus’s comment* Okay, How did you feel after you killed you brother? Why did you feel that way?

(Romulus) Well, part of me misses Remus, but after I killed him, I was very angry. So, I just kept building that wall! I really

(Interviewer)Now, lets see, did you love your brother at all? Did you grieve for him when he died?

(Romulus) When Remus died, did I grieve him? Hmmmmm…..

(Romulus) I guess I did, my memory at that time was pretty cloudy. I’m still mad at him.

(Interviewer) Well, Romulus, thank you for taking a bit of time out of your schedule to do this interview with us!

(Romulus) Your Welcome!

Rome Establishes a Republic and a System of Law

Rome established a Republic and a system of laws in 509 B.C. in the Latium Plain.

Key members of Roman Society formed a new government after Tarquin the Proud and his son, Sextus, were banished from Rome forever. They were banished because Tarquin was being a tyrant to the people of rome and his son committed acts of brutality against Tarquinia, the mother of Lucius Junius Brutus. She felt that she was a dishonor to the family, so she killed herself .This caused brutus and his associates to revolt against kings. These key members of Roman Society, after banishing the Royal Family, made a new government named the Republic. This government allowed everyone to vote for representatives to make decisions for Rome. Along with the new government, they gave rome a new set of laws that were supposed to be fair for everyone.

Rome Burns, Arson Suspected!

More 400 years ago, during the reign of nero, a terrible fire came upon the great city of Rome, and burned it down.

According to historians, the fire was started by an unknown person at the circus in the Palatine hill. It was windy that night, so the flames went quickly through the streets of Rome. Citizens escaped to open fields outside the city. The fire started in an area away from open spaces and temples, so people after the fire suspected Arson. Some thieves broke into shops after the citizens fled, and some even promoted the fire by lighting things in fire. At the time, the emperor was away, but quickly returned after news of fire in Rome drove him to it. After six days,the was finally put out.

Pax Romana: Rome's Golden Age

The Pax Romana was a time of peace and plenty for the Roman Empire, staring at the time of the emperor Augustus, lasting 200 years.

During this time, farmers could grow their crops in peace, Merchants could trade in peace, and all the laws allowed Romans to all be happy together. This was the first time when there was so much peace for romans and non-romans. Augustus was the person who started this, an example of what he did that was awesome was conquering a kingdom, then putting the local king back in place.

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Julius Caeser is Assassinated!

Rome lost one of her greatest leaders when Julius Caesar was Assassinated by other roman Senators on March 14, 44 B.C.

Caesar was made into a dictator 47 B.C., and some senators believed he would use this power to steer rome in a horrible direction. They were so fearful that decided to murder Caesar in 44 B.C. This caused Caesar’s adopted son, Octavian, to retaliate against the senators and defeat them. Unfortunately, Julius was not going to use that power in a bad way, he was a reformer that would have been very successful if he was not dead.

Slavery in Rome: Good or Bad

Dear Editor,

I have an opinion to deliver. Slavery is NOT okay. I have seen what it has done to this city, and it’s not good. Here’s my proof. You know all the homeless romans on the streets, losing faith in rome? Well, when their husbands were off fighting, they could not maintain the farms, so they sold them to the latifundia.

So this keeps happening over and over again with the latifundia offering property for way less than what it’s worth. For example, an average small farm’s value would be about 10,000 aureus, while the latifundia make the owners pay about 8 aureus because nobody else would buy.

Now, I know this because I am a first-hand witness of this. I grew up in the streets because of slavery. It took my father’s farm from me and I struggled to survive the hardships of homelessness. Slavery is also bad to the slaves. They are mistreated and forced to work for no pay.

Sincerely,

Matthaei Consentia