Week 3 Blog: Early Rome

I did not know that Rome had begun so early--753 BC. As we were reading about Greece, I had figured that we didn't hear about Rome because it hadn't really been created. I was enlightened and now realize that Rome wasn't really a threat because Greece was not a threat to Rome. I thought it was interesting how Rome, in the beginning, was not concerned with conquering the world. They were simply occupied with trying to ease tensions at their borders by controlling those that opposed or threatened them. Up until reading this week's assignment, I had always thought of Rome in the context of world domination. I now compare very early Rome with Athens--that is, not world domineering and mostly interested in creating a reasonable government. I know that this only lasts for awhile, but the beginnings of the two are somewhat comparable.