came from north-central part of the peninsula
metalworkers, artists, architects
Greeks
they had many colonies around the Mediterranean Sea
Romans borrowed ideas from them, such as:
religious beliefs
alphabet
much of their art
military techniques and weaponry
the Latins!
descendants of Indo-Europeans
settled on the banks of the Tiber
situated so trading ships - but not war fleets - could navigate as far as Rome, but no further
a commercial port, but not susceptible to attack
and... built on seven hills (esp. Palatine)
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