1. What do you think you will learn about Rome based on the following common phrases:
“All Roads lead to Rome”
“When in Rome, do as the Romans do”
“Rome wasn’t built in a day”

2. Locate and draw boundaries of
Objectives
Locate and draw boundaries of
Roman Republic and empire, key geographic features on a map
Explain how the geography of Rome impacted its social, political and economic development
Explain the origins of Rome and its Etruscan and Latin cultural influences
Dancing woman and lyre player, Etruscan 5th Century BCE

3. Geography of Rome

4. What do you notice about the location of Rome?
It is centrally located in the Mediterranean region
The Alps and the Mediterranean Sea provide protection

5. How will the location of Rome effect its political
economic and social development?
Talk to
your neighbor

6. Political
Alps to the north provided protection from invasion
Mediterranean Sea and Rome’s inland location
on the Tiber River protected Rome from invasion
Economic
Central location in Mediterranean made it an important commercial center.
What do I mean by commercial?
Land surrounding the Tiber River was fertile for farming
Proximity to Greek colonies led to knowledge of growing grapes and olives
Social
Greek, Etruscan and Latin influences

7. Roman Mythology
According to legend, Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus (twin brothers)

8. Copy Cats! The Romans based their religion on Greek Mythology
They were also polytheistic
Many of the gods/goddesses were the same, but the Romans changed their names
The gods explained human qualities and natural events that they couldn’t otherwise explain

9. Goddess of love and beauty
The Roman Gods
Roman God
Greek God
Represents
Jupiter
Zeus
God of light and sky
Juno
Hera
Queen of the Gods
Apollo
God of healing
Diana
Artemis
Goddess of Fertility
Minerva
Athena
Goddess of wisdom
Venus
Aphrodite
Goddess of love and beauty

10. Where do we see Roman mythology in Western civilization today?
Neptune statue
Virginia Beach

11. Neptune at Library of Congress,
Washington, DC
Minerva at UNC - Greensboro

12. Pantheon
Temple built for the seven Roman gods

15. Roman Literature Virgil – wrote the Aeneid A Latin epic
Legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy where he became the ancestor of the Romans

16. Seven Architectural & Engineering Achievements
Romans brought many new ideas to architecture
Three were learned from the Etruscans
3.Cement
2. Baked Brick
1. Arch

17. Roman Arch
A way to make a doorway or window with no beams
Keystone

19. 4. Aqueducts River water was dirty with sewage
Aqueducts brought clean water to cities from far and nearby hills

23. 5. Domes

24. 6. Roads

25. 7. Coliseum An ancient sports arena in the shape of an oval stadium
Had mock battles where over 10,000 slaves, prisoners or volunteers were killed
Could hold over 50,000 spectators

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34. Rome Mythology Geographic features: Mountains: Rivers: Seas:
Describe the land:
How did Rome’s physical
geography impact
its development?
Political
Economic
Social
What was Rome’s religion?
Where did mythology originate?
Roman God
Greek God
Represents
Zeus
God of light and sky
Hera
Queen of the Gods
Apollo
God of healing
Artemis
Goddess of Fertility
Athena
Goddess of wisdom
Aphrodite
Goddess of love and beauty
What did mythology help explain?
Where is mythology visible in western culture?
What is the Pantheon?

35. Roman Architecture and Engineering
Describe seven architectural/engineering achievements 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Roman Literature
Who was Virgil? What did he write?