Republican Government 2 Consuls (Rulers of Rome) (elected annually by the Senate) Senate (Representative body for patricians) Tribal Assembly (Representative body for plebeians)

The Roman Senate

The Twelve Tables, 450 BCE Providing political and social rights for the plebeians. The Republics code Of laws.

Slavery in the Roman Republic When the Romans conquered the Mediterranean, they took millions of SLAVES to Italy, where they worked on the large plantations or in the houses and workplaces of wealthy citizens. The Italian economy depended on abundant slave labor, with slaves constituting 40 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION. Slaves served as singers, scribes, jewelers, bartenders, and even doctors.

Latifundia Large slave plantations producing: Olive oil Wine Cattle Sheep Grain

Rome’s Early Road System

Roman Roads: The Appian Way

Roman Aqueducts

The Roman Coliseum

Circus Maximus

Carthaginian Empire

Hannibal’s Route

Julius Caesar Conquers Gaul and returns to Rome in 49 BCE. Crosses the Rubicon River “The die is cast” Becomes ruler for life.

Beware the Ides of March. 44BCE “Et tu Brute?”

Augustus, First Emperor of Rome

Pax Romana : 27 BCE – 180 CE

The Greatest Extent of the Roman Empire – 14 CE

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