1. The Geography of Rome

2. Italy in 750 BCE

3. The Mythical Founding of Rome: Romulus & Remus

4. The Roman
Republic:
509 BCE - 27 BCE

5. Republican Government
2 Consuls
(Rulers of Rome)
Senate
(Representative body for patricians)
Tribal Assembly
(Representative body for plebeians)
Whose social structure is like this?

6. The Twelve Tables, 450 BCE
Providing political and social rights for the plebeians.
Innocent until proven guilty
Who else had codified laws?

7. Women What were the rights of women in Rome?
Slavery was very common in Rome
From where?

8. The Roman Forum

9. Rome’s Early Road System

10. Roman Roads: The Appian Way

11. Roman Aqueducts

12. Carthaginian Empire

13. Punic Wars ( BC)

14. The Republic Falls Why did the Republic Fall?
Large landowners used slaves
Effects?
Revaluation of Roman currency
Political infighting
Effect: The First Triumvirate

15. The First Triumvirate Julius Caesar Marcus Licinius Crassus
Gaius Magnus Pompey

16. Crossing the Rubicon, 49 BC
The Die is Cast!

17. Beware the Ides of March! 44 BCE

18. The Second Triumvirate
Octavius Augustus
Marc Antony
Marcus Lepidus

19. The
Roman Empire:
27 BCE CE

20. Ceasar Augustus: Rome’s First Emperor

21. The First Roman Dynasty

22. Pax Romana: 27 BCE – 180 CE

23. The Roman Colosseum

24. The Colosseum Interior

25. Circus Maximus

26. The Greatest Extent of the Roman Empire – 14 CE

27. The Rise of Christianity

28. The Spread of Christianity

29. Imperial Roman Road System

30. The Empire in Crisis

31. Diocletian Splits the Empire in Two: 294 CE

32. Constantine:

33. Constantinople: “The 2nd Rome” (Founded in 330)

34. Barbarian Invasions

35. Attila the Hun: “The Scourge of God”

36. Byzantium: The Eastern Roman Empire

37. 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

38. 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