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Class Lecture What were the differences between the environments faced by the Romans when the characteristics social and political institutions of their state were forming and those of the Greek world when the polis was taking form' How did the Romans react differently to the conditions they faced' What social institutions formed in Rome as a result, and how did these help Rome to create a large and stable empire' Romans created a civilization that has shaped subsequent world history for 2,000 years. The remains of vast building projects, including roads and bridges, enormous baths and aqueducts, temples and theaters, as well as entire towns in the North African desert, still mark Rome's former dominion. Cities throughout Western Europe stand on Roman foundations. Rome grew from a tiny settlement to an emerging empire while developing from monarchy to a republican form of government. The land and environment of Italy provided the Romans with a secure home from which to expand. Roman republic started with their conflict against the Latins, who tried to break away from Rome and fought a war. At that time Romans feared the Samnites, another group of people and they stopped fighting with the Latins and offered them to join in. roman, greeks, romans, polis, greek, tried, republic, rome, never, citizenship, mediterranean, empire, social, setup, senate, provided, political, people, over, italy, institutions, faced, colonies, between, world, while, way, very, under, tribunes, time, taking, subjects, smaller, slaves, rule, polis’s, plebs, ones, offices, million, main, magistrates, locals, latins, large, lands, land, interacted, independent, idea