Ancient Rome and The Roman Empire The Rise and Fall of ROME
The Geography of Rome
Italy in 750 BCE
Influence of the Etruscans Writing Religion The Arch
The Mythical Founding of Rome: Romulus & Remus
Republican Government 2 Consuls (Rulers of Rome) Senate (Representative body for patricians) Tribal Assembly (Representative body for plebeians)
The Twelve Tables, 450 BCE Providing political and social rights for the plebeians.
The Roman Forum
Rome’s Early Road System
Roman Roads: The Appian Way
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
Roman Aqueducts
The Roman Colosseum
The Colosseum Interior
Circus Maximus
Carthaginian Empire The Punic Wars
Hannibal’s Route The 2 nd Punic War
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.
PompeyPompey Civil War & Dictators Julius Caesar
Crossing the Rubicon, 49 BC The Die is Cast!
The First Triumvirate Julius Caesar Marcus Licinius Crassus Gaius Magnus Pompey
Beware the Ides of March! 44 BCE
The Second Triumvirate Octavian Augustus Marc Antony Marcus Lepidus
Octavian Augustus: Rome’s First Emperor
The First Roman Dynasty
Pax Romana : 27 BCE – 180 CE
The Greatest Extent of the Roman Empire – 14 CE
The Rise of Christianity
St. Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles
The Spread of Christianity
Imperial Roman Road System
The Empire in Crisis: 3c
Diocletian Splits the Empire in Two: 294 CE
Constantine:
Constantinople: “The 2 nd Rome” (Founded in 330)
Barbarian Invasions: 4c-5c
Attila the Hun: “The Scourge of God”
Barbarians attack Rome
Rome falls in 476CE – Last Emperor Gives Up Throne
Byzantium: The Eastern Roman Empire
The Byzantine Empire During the Reign of Justinian
The Byzantine Emperor Justinian
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