Why was the civilization called Ancient Rome and not Ancient Italy?

Question

The other civilizations are named after their area, like Ancient Egypt.

Answer 1

rome was a republic then,, when later it united with other republics like genova and florence it was called italy

Answer 2

Most cultures at the time were founded on city states - which is what Rome was. There was, for example, no country 'Greece', merely a collection of cities - Athens, Corinth, Sparta etc., which occasionally united to fight a common foe, but more often spent time fighting each other. Alexander, although he spoke Greek, was not Greek but Macedonian.The civilisations of Mesopotamia were founded on cities - Ur, Baby;on, Nineveh etc. Egypt was fairly uncommon for the time in being a country which was united under one ruler for a long period of times. There were other empires - Assryain, Sumerian etc but these tended to rise and fall fairly quickly. There were many city states on the Italian peninsular at the time of the rise of Rome - many founded by the Greeks - known as Magna Graecia. Rome always regarded the rest of Italy as subordinate, although fairly early on Roman citizenship was extended to all the inhabitants of the area.

Answer 3

Because Italy had many different cultures in it at the time of Rome's rise. Rome did not even conquer all of Italy for sometime after it had become a major power. Also, the Romans called themselves Romans and not Italians.

Answer 4

Britain indubitably is a rustic full of the main historical historic previous that stretches a techniques lower back previous the Romans. As regards historical sites - Rome and Athens are the two remarkable, yet all of them come from one age - Britain has sites stretching throughout the time of each and every age, from the Stone Age, by using Roman and Norman profession, by skill of making use of the Anglo-Saxons, to the Gothic cathedrals and the castles, etc. As regards historical sites, try those pre-Roman ones for starters : Stonehenge Avebury stone circle Silbury Hill Skara Brae Stone Age village Rollright Stones Uffington White Horse Maiden fortress

Answer 5

The city of Rome was the greatest and brightest city in the Roman Empire, with the possible of exception of Constantinople, after its been founded by the Constantin the Great. This was surely one of the reasons why did they call themselves Roman Empire. Also, the Empire's heart was the Rome, so it is proper to call it Roman Empire.

Answer 6

There was no Italy in the beginning of the Roman Empire. There was just the Roman Empire. Think of it like, there was no individial states before there was a United States. The country is still here, but there wasnt states.Italy came after the Roman Empire and was partof it.

Answer 7

The Etruscans were the early culture in the area of modern day Rome and predated the Romans.

Answer 8

Because that's what the Romans called it. -- SPQR = Senatus Populus Quorum Romana.