I haven't made one of these funny blog posts in a while, so I've got nothing....

                Today in Western Civilization we started a PowerPoint on Rome (sadly, this might be the last one). Kate was back (though still not herself) and we everyone else was present, although extremely subdued (I think you got lucky, or we just really like your class and were having a withdrawal). Straight out of the gates, we have Remus and Romulus (the founders of Rome) drinking milk from a wolf. Apparently, Romulus wanted Rome on a different hill (and it went there) and Romulus killed his brother eventually over things like this. Rome borrowed many ideas from Greece, like their religious beliefs, alphabet, a lot of their art, and their military techniques and weapons. The Latins settled Rome first, who were descendants of the Indo-Europeans. They settled on the Tiber River, which had many mountains next to it (One was where Rome was, Palatine). The Tiber River was special because trading ships could go through but not war fleets. A marshy area near the Tiber, called the Forum, was drained to put Rome into the area. Tarquin the Proud’s grandfather made Cloaca Maxima, which means ‘large ancient drain’. This drain channeled water into the Tiber. Lucius Tarquinas Superbus (not Super Bus) was the seventh and final king of Rome, also known as Tarquin the Proud or Tarquin the Arrogant (whenever you say this I always think Grand Moff Tarkin of the Galactic Empire). Long story short, Tarquin was manipulated by his wife into killing a bunch of people to gain power, and was eventually kicked out of Rome. After this, Rome did not want kings for many centuries.