1. Sources of the Democratic Tradition
Section 2: The Roman Republic and Empire

3. Establishing a Republic
509 B.C. Romans form a republic
Senate regulated Roman life.
Consuls
Dictators

5. 450 BC Patricians v Plebeians
Plebeians gain rights with The 12 Tables-written law
Tribunes-chosen by the people

7. 270 B.C- with the help of citizen-soldiers, Rome controls Italian peninsula

9. From Republic to Empire
Punic Wars between 246 B.C. and 146 B.C.
Rome destroyed Carthage and gained control of its lands and peoples.

11. In the eastern Mediterranean, Rome gained lands conquered by Alexander the Great.

13. Civil Wars in Rome Political leaders and the senate fought,
Empire came to rely on paid soldiers who were loyal to their commanders over the state.

15. Julius Caesar became dictator
Killed in 44 B.C.,

17. 31 B.C. Octavian became emperor in and took the title of Augustus.
civil service
fairer tax system.
Pax Romana, a 200-year period of peace.

20. Roman Law United the empire. Apply to everyone in the empire.
Many Roman principles still practiced today.

22. Greco-Roman Civilization
Romans imitated Greek styles but wrote in Latin.
Philosophy of Stoicism influenced many Roman thinkers.

23. Justinian’s code of laws served to transmit Roman law
Justinian’s code of laws served to transmit Roman law. His wife, Theodora, was a tough politician and co-ruler of the Byzantine empire with Justinian.

24. The Legacy of Rome- The idea of a republic
Representative Government
Preserved Greek concept that individual is a citizen of a state, rather than subject of ruler
A written legal code