Rap and Textbook

     The textbook has a lot more information, of course, but the rap is really helpful in directing us what to study in the textbook. The rap is also more of a timeline, it discusses what happens, such as the republic falling, and the rise of Caesar. It will be very helpful when I am studying the order of events because songs are much easier to remember then random facts. The rap starts of as introducing the settlers of Rome. " Well, you got the Etruscans and the Greeks but the Latins came first To the shores of the River Tiber" The Latins were first to settle by the Tiber River and they gained influence by the nearby Greeks and Eutruscans. For example, The Eutruscans gave them architecture, most notably the arch, and Greek gave them their gods and religion. The rap then talks about Tarquin the Proud and the start of the Republic. "Now Tarquin’s kinda proud, But he got a little loud, They turned around and ran that tyrant outta town, Next thing you know, No kings no more," The textbook does not say much of Tarquin the Proud, other than he was the last king and is the reason behind the republic because Romans were scared of having another king. The rap then described the republic having "three governments in one." The roman republic is very similar to the U.S. republic, having a similar legislative, executive, and judicial branches with a legal code. The rap goes on like this, touching on very notable topics. It will be very helpful during studying.