Roman Empire Roman Law was first codified by

Roman Empire

Roman Law was first codified by the Twelve Tables p Comprised of a court system with lawyers and a judge p Foundation for modern laws p

Julius Caesar Power hungry Roman Senator p Conquers Gaul p n Veni, Vidi, Veci The Roman Senate grew jealous of Caesar and ordered him to return home p Caesar marched on Rome with his army p

First Dictator The other consul, Pompey, lead an army against Caesar p Caesar won the battle and anointed himself dictator p Caesar was loved by the lower class, but hated by the nobles and Senate p Caesar was betrayed and stabbed to death at the senate p

Augustus (63 BC-AD 14) p p p originally named Octavian Caesar’s grandnephew and adopted son defeated rivals in civil wars after Caesar’s death became Rome’s 1 st emperor started a 200 -year period of prosperity called the Pax Romana (“Roman Peace”)

Roman engineering p roads n Romans paved thousands of miles of roads that helped the empire communicate and expand

Roman engineering p p roads n Romans paved thousands of miles of roads that helped the empire communicate and expand the arch n n curved support structure can support more weight than the post and lintel

Roman engineering p p p roads n Romans paved thousands of miles of roads that helped the empire communicate and expand the arch n curved support structure n can support more weight than the post and lintel concrete n n a construction material consisting of gravel, sand, water, and cement sturdy, lightweight, inexpensive

Roman engineering p p roads n Romans paved thousands of miles of roads that helped the empire communicate and expand the arch n curved support structure n can support more weight than the post and lintel concrete n a construction material consisting of gravel, sand, water, and cement n sturdy, lightweight, inexpensive aqueducts n n channels that carry water supplied Roman cities with large supplies of fresh water allowing them to expand

The Colosseum

The Pantheon

Christianity During Pax Romana a religious leader named Jesus appears in the Middle East p Jesus is executed by the Romans, but his teachings live on p His follower, Paul spreads the teaching of Jesus throughout the Roman Empire p

Vesuvius p p p volcano in southern Italy erupted in AD 79 destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum n ruins provide information about daily life in the Roman Empire

Late Empire Christians are persecuted throughout Rome p Emperor Constantine converts to Christianity, allowing it to spread p Empire is so large it is split in half p

Fall of Rome Internal and external pressure weaken Rome p Germanic tribes attack the borders p Atilla the Hun sweeps into Italy p Western Empire Falls in 476 A. D. but Eastern half persists p