Ancient World and Rome World History Mr Pack

Rome Republic- form of government where leader is not a monarch and certain people have voting rights The Twelve Tables- Rome's first code of laws applied to only Roman citizens Law of Nations- universal law, established standards of justice that applied to ALL people Punic Wars- Rome destroys Carthage 50,000 men, women and children sold into slavery

Hannibal crossing the Alps

Rome Hannibal- Carthage General, great strategist Rome feared him. Julius Caesar- first Roman dictator (absolute ruler), used his loyal army to seize power Slave revolts occur- such as the one lead by Spartacus. Christianity began as movement with Judaism

Caesar

Rome Christianity is a threat to Rome (people refuse to worship Roman Gods) . Persecution of Christians began under Emperor Nero, Christians were subjected to torture and deaths in the Colosseum. Emperor Constantine- first Christian Emperor. Issued Edict of Milan which proclaimed official tolerance of Christianity. Theodosius the Great- under his reign, Christianity became official religion of Rome

Constantine

Cultural diffusion- the spreading of knowledge, ideas, and technology from one society to another.