Rome, the subject of this report is Rome. Legend (completely invented) has it that Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus, the twin sons of Mars, the god of war. Supposedly a king threw them in a basket, threw them into the Tiber and left them to die by a good old fashioned drowning in the river. Apparently that never happened because they were saved by a she-wolf and raised as one of her own. Eventually, Romulus and Remus decided to freeze this king and overthrow the kingdom he ruled over. Then Romulus killed Remus, named the kingdom Rome, and they lived happily ever after. As engaging as the legend is, the real history of Rome is much more boring. Stick around, friends. Rome started as just another small town among other stupid things around the 8th century BC in Italy, along the Mediterranean Sea. Rome finally got to the point where being a small town was no longer exciting, so they decided to become a gigantic empire around "338 and 290 BC" (www.worldology.com). They achieved this by aggressively establishing themselves around their own region. from Italy. Before becoming an empire, it was a kingdom that lasted from 753 BC to 509 BC. Little is known about Rome as a kingdom, as there is no written record from the time/they didn't save their hard drive. Basically, the kingdom ended when it was overthrown and transformed into a republic. As a republic, Rome only progressed from there. Their army remained unmatched as they conquered many stupid places around "Italy, Spain and England". (www.worldology.com). This love of conquest made Rome one of the most talked about empires of the year. Since this is a report on Rome, it is only natural that I separate each middle of paper..... .tion of Italy. April 23, 2014. • Milani-Santarpia, Giovanni. “Ancient Roman Inventions.” April 23, 2014 .• “The unique history of Rome”. April 24, 2014 • “Chronology of the Roman Empire”. April 24, 2014 .• Chris Trueman “The Roman Empire.” April 24, 2014• Andrea Thompson. “The Actual Population of Ancient Rome Revealed.” » April 24, 2014 • “Ancient Roman sites”. April 24, 2014 • Evan Andrews. “8 reasons why Rome fell.” April 23. 2014