Ancient Italy Research Paper

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In ancient Italy, Rome is founded by Romulus and Remus. It was ruled for 250 years by the Etruscans after 753 B.C.. Almost 200 years later the Roman Republic is created when the Romans ruled and drove the Etruscans out, opting to be governed by the senate instead. Rome began to use a caste system, splitting the people into upper and lower classes. The patricians and the plebeians were the name of the types of citizens. Soon after seeing an uprising for the lower classmen, the city chose to have elections for two tribunes representing the plebeians. Rome began to harness the use of its army by expanding its sizes and building a navy. The city stole a Carthage warship and started the conquest of Italy in 396 B.C.. Soon after, the Punic Wars