Rome was originally an agricultural village situated on the , on the banks of the river .
When Rome was founded the most important civilisations that inhabited the Italian Peninsula were the
Etruscans, Latins and Greeks
Etruscans, Cartaghianians and Greeks
Etruscans, Latins and Cartaghinians
The Senate was an assembly which dealt with the most important matters
The rich minority called , held all the political power. The rest, called the , live modestly and did not have political rights
Some emperors abused this power such as , or .
