Rome

Rome was originally an agricultural village situated on the [blank_start]Palatine Hill[blank_end], on the banks of the river [blank_start]Tiber[blank_end].

When Rome was founded the most important civilisations that inhabited the Italian Peninsula were the

The Senate was an assembly which dealt with the most important matters

The rich minority called [blank_start]patricians[blank_end], held all the political power. The rest, called the [blank_start]plebeians[blank_end], live modestly and did not have political rights

Some emperors abused this power such as [blank_start]Caligula[blank_end], [blank_start]Nero[blank_end] or [blank_start]Commodus[blank_end].