May 1

The rap "Rome" by Chi Cago compares to the information in the textbook in many different ways. The textbook and song talk about the same things, but in different forms. On page 155, it says how the earliest settlers in Rome were the Latins, Greeks, and the Etruscans. But in the song, the lyrics are "Well, you got the Etruscans and the first Romans were the Latins." In the rap, he says the same thing: "The Greeks, but the Latins come first, to the shores of the river Tiber, patricians and plebeians drained a swamp, next thing you know, livin' in Rome, Rome, Rome, Rome, Rome, Rome, Rome, Rome." Another thing that the rap mentions that's in the textbook is when he raps about the Pax Romana and the two consuls. I think that this rap is a good start and platform to build off for studying Rome. The song reviews the basics and main ideas of Rome. That is mostly all we did today in class.