Ancient Rome
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Ancient Rome is the name for the civilization that started in Rome, in the 8th century BC.
Because of the Roman Empire, Roman culture spread to Western Europe and the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, and began some of the ideas found in Western culture today. For example, their ideas about laws, government, art, literature, and language were important to the development of European culture.
Some famous people from Ancient Rome were: Julius Caesar, Claudius, Nero, Augustus and Pontius Pilate.
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- The Roman Law Library By Yves Lassard and Alexandr Koptev
- Links for Middle School students from the Courtenay Middle School Library Collection