1. Ancient Rome and The Roman Empire The Rise and Fall of ROME

2. The Geography of Rome

4. Italy in 750 BCE

5. Influence of the Etruscans  Writing  Religion  The Arch

6. The Mythical Founding of Rome: Romulus & Remus

8. Republican Government 2 Consuls (Rulers of Rome) Senate (Representative body for patricians) Tribal Assembly (Representative body for plebeians)

9. The Twelve Tables, 450 BCE  Providing political and social rights for the plebeians.

10. The Roman Forum

11. Rome’s Early Road System

12. Roman Roads: The Appian Way

13. Construction of the Roman Road Multiple layers of stone, clay, sand and, sometimes, concrete. Road was “crowned” for drainage Multiple layers of stone, clay, sand and, sometimes, concrete. Road was “crowned” for drainage

14. Roman Aqueducts

16. The Roman Colosseum

17. The Colosseum Interior

20. Circus Maximus

21. Carthaginian Empire The Punic Wars

22. Hannibal’s Route The 2 nd Punic War

24. Reform Leaders  Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus the poor should be given grain and small plots of free land. Military Reformer  Gaius Marius recruited an army from the poor and homeless. professional standing army.

25. PompeyPompey Civil War & Dictators Julius Caesar

26. Crossing the Rubicon, 49 BC The Die is Cast!

27. The First Triumvirate  Julius Caesar  Marcus Licinius Crassus  Gaius Magnus Pompey

28. Beware the Ides of March! 44 BCE

29. The Second Triumvirate  Octavian Augustus  Marc Antony  Marcus Lepidus

31. Octavian Augustus: Rome’s First Emperor

32. The First Roman Dynasty

33. Pax Romana : 27 BCE – 180 CE

34. The Greatest Extent of the Roman Empire – 14 CE

35. The Rise of Christianity

36. St. Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles

37. The Spread of Christianity

38. Imperial Roman Road System

39. The Empire in Crisis: 3c

40. Diocletian Splits the Empire in Two: 294 CE

41. Constantine: 312 - 337

42. Constantinople: “The 2 nd Rome” (Founded in 330)

43. Barbarian Invasions: 4c-5c

44. Attila the Hun: “The Scourge of God”

45. Barbarians attack Rome

46. Rome falls in 476CE – Last Emperor Gives Up Throne

47. Byzantium: The Eastern Roman Empire

48. The Byzantine Empire During the Reign of Justinian

49. The Byzantine Emperor Justinian

50. The Legacy of Rome  Republican Government  Roman Law  Latin Language  Roman Catholic Church  City Planning  Romanesque Architectural Style  Roman Engineering Aqueducts Aqueducts Sewage systems Sewage systems Dams Dams Cement/Concrete Cement/Concrete Arch Arch