The Geography of Rome
Italy in 750 BCE
The Mythical Founding of Rome: Romulus & Remus
The Roman Republic: 509 BCE - 27 BCE
Republican Government 2 Consuls (Rulers of Rome) Senate (Representative body for patricians) Tribal Assembly (Representative body for plebeians) Whose social structure is like this?
The Twelve Tables, 450 BCE Providing political and social rights for the plebeians. Innocent until proven guilty Who else had codified laws?
Women What were the rights of women in Rome? Slavery was very common in Rome From where?
The Roman Forum
Rome’s Early Road System
Roman Roads: The Appian Way
Roman Aqueducts
Carthaginian Empire
Punic Wars (264-146 BC)
The Republic Falls Why did the Republic Fall? Large landowners used slaves Effects? Revaluation of Roman currency Political infighting Effect: The First Triumvirate
The First Triumvirate Julius Caesar Marcus Licinius Crassus Gaius Magnus Pompey
Crossing the Rubicon, 49 BC The Die is Cast!
Beware the Ides of March! 44 BCE
The Second Triumvirate Octavius Augustus Marc Antony Marcus Lepidus
The Roman Empire: 27 BCE - 476 CE
Ceasar Augustus: Rome’s First Emperor
The First Roman Dynasty
Pax Romana: 27 BCE – 180 CE
The Roman Colosseum
The Colosseum Interior
Circus Maximus
The Greatest Extent of the Roman Empire – 14 CE
The Rise of Christianity
The Spread of Christianity
Imperial Roman Road System
The Empire in Crisis
Diocletian Splits the Empire in Two: 294 CE
Constantine: 312 - 337
Constantinople: “The 2nd Rome” (Founded in 330)
Barbarian Invasions
Attila the Hun: “The Scourge of God”
Byzantium: The Eastern Roman Empire
The Fall of Western Rome Tax Revolts by upper class and church exempt from taxes Decrease in trade 25 of 26 emperors died violently in one 50-year span Division of empire weakened the western half Unable to defend against migratory invasion of Goths and Huns
The Legacy of Rome Republic Government Roman Law Latin Language Roman Catholic Church City Planning Romanesque Architectural Style Roman Engineering Aqueducts Sewage systems Dams Cement Arch