1.  What lesson from the Macedonian conquest of Greece, played out directly when we played the card game?  Has the United States ever fit the definition of an empire? Does it still fit the definition of an empire? WARM UP

2. SPQ R ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME

3.  Hegemony is the authority given to (consent) and taken by (coercion) a king, emperor, or any ruling body from the people that they govern. HEGEMONY

4.  Phases of Roman Civilization  Longevity  Stability  Ubiquity  Inevitable Collapse? THE LONG ROAD TO ROME

5.  Tiber River Valley  The Seven Hills of Rome  Strategic defense  Origin Stories  Mythical  Realistic ROMAN ORIGINS

6. STRUCTURE OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC PatriciansPlebeians SenateTribunes Consuls Dictator VOTE

7.  Roman Law  Twelve Tables  Roman Class Structure  Patricians  Plebeians  Slaves  Roman Military  Legions & Generals STRUCTURE OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC

8.  Origins  Expansion  Trade  First Punic War  Sicily  Second Punic War  Hannibal Barca  Third Punic War  Destruction of Carthage  Transition to Empire? THE PUNIC WARS

9.  Precedent  Marius & Sulla  Dictatorship  The First Triumvirate  Julius Caesar  Cesarean Reforms  Assassination of Caesar FALL OF THE REPUBLIC

10.  Ascension of Augustus  Preservation of Roman Institutions  The Pax Romana RISE OF THE EMPIRE

11. Quite a Lot Actually WHAT HAVE THE ROMANS EVER DONE FOR US?

12.  Jesus of Nazareth  Social Justice  Roman Reaction  Augustus, Son of God  Paul the Apostle  Roman Citizenship  Emperor Constantine CHRISTIANITY

13.  Crisis of the Third Century  Diocletian  Tetrachy  Expansion and Collapse EXPANSION OF ROME

14.  Expansion  1. Increase in cost of administration  2. Increase in taxes to pay for military  3. Inflation INFLATION

15. POOR LEADERSHIP THE FIVE GOOD EMPERORS NOT SO GOOD EMPERORS

16.  Population growth  Need for more soldiers  Mercenaries LOYALTY OF TROOPS

17.  Sacking a City  Vandals & Visigoths  Attila the Hun  “Barbarians” SACK OF ROME