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Classical Civilisation
The Story of Rome
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The Latin Alphabet (A,B,C…)
Covers about half the world
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Latin Languages Cover about one third of the world
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Roman Religion Influenced all the world
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Which ‘countries’ were directly ruled by Rome?
Can you list them?
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Countries ruled or made by Rome?
How many ‘countries’ can you see? How many were made by Rome?
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How do the following ideas show the influence of Rome?
Senate Empire Concrete The Arch Plumbing Books Christmas
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The Roman World Infrastructure: Roads Bridges Aqueducts Canals Trade
Cities
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Roads Why this picture?
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The Via Apia Over 2000 years old
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Roman Streets An example from Pompeii
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Via Munita Built to last…
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Hispania The ‘A’ roads… a complex and interconnected world
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High Street! Britain’s highest road cuts through the Lake District
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Aqueducts- Pont du Gard
What do you see?
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Aqueduct Segovia Gradient: the Pont du Gard of 34 cm per km, descending only 17 m vertically in its 31 miles
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11 Aqueducts supplied Rome itself
The combined length of the aqueducts in the city of Rome is around 500 miles 29 miles above ground 300 million gallons per day needed for Rome What can we tell about an ancient city from the remains of its aqueduct?
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Roman Bridges Ponte Pietra- what is the connection to aqueducts?
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Roman Bridges Do you know the official title of the Pope?
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Triumphal arches Key to Rome’s architecture?
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Canals This later canal is the realisation of Emperor Nero’s plan
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Roman Trade Operated on a world scale…
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The Tower of Hercules Can you guess what this building (now in modern
Spain) was?
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Roman Baths Bath
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A Roman ‘insula’ How many stories?
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The Forum in Rome More than just a shopping centre!
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The Roman Forum What are you looking at?
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Roman Temples The Pantheon
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The Pantheon Looking up!
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The Pantheon Internal view
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Roman theatres Mime and Satire
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Roman Amphitheatres The Coliseum
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Roman Columns Pictures spiral all round- why?
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Slavery
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The Roman Army A Centurion and a miles
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Useful fictions Aeneas Family values Respect for parents
Respect for the gods Sacrifice for Rome
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The Tiber How significant is the Tiber? Rum
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Seven Hills of Rome Look closely at the Tiber
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Romulus and Remus Mars Rhea Sylvia She wolf Roma Foundation Myth
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Etruscan Origins Why the truth does not fit…
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Rome and Italy Conqueror? Patricians Equines Plebians Citizens
The deal
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Roma and Carthage Why Hannibal didn’t win…
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Rome and Greece Money, money, money
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Rome’s internal struggle
The Gracchi
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The Roman Consititution
The Government
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Cato the Elder Censor
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Crassus Mr Money
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Marius Hero of the People
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Pompey The Great
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Julius Caesar Dictator
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Cicero Our Hero
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Cicero in the Senate Attacking Cataline
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