19. These are Greek letters The Roman language of Latin was a complex language and rather similar to our own. For example. Letter A Name ā Pronunciation /a:/ Letter Z Name zēta Pronunciation /’ze:ta/ This is but an example
71. 12 Kinds of Environment The Romans The Greeks Rome was built on three hills. There were salt flats near the city. They were on the Mediterranean Sea. The soil was not very good for growing most things. There a lot of mountains that made travel from one place to another very hard.
72. 13 Leftovers The Greeks The Romans One of the advantages of hoplites was their heavy armor. Others being their long spears and large shields. Roman advantages were that they were able to move rapidly, had long Range weapons called Pilums for well ranged engagement. Their short swords were good against infantry. And they used large shields for defense.
