The Geography of Rome Italy in 750 BCE
The Geography of Rome
Italy in 750 BCE
Influence of the Etruscans § § § Writing Religion The Arch
The Mythical Founding of Rome: Romulus & Remus
Republican Government 2 Consuls (Rulers of Rome) Senate (Representative body forpatricians) Tribal Assembly (Representative body forplebeians)
The Twelve Tables, 450 BCE § Providing political and social rights for the plebeians.
The Roman Forum
Rome’s Early Road System
Roman Roads: The Appian Way
Roman Aqueducts
The Roman Colosseum
The Colosseum Interior
Circus Maximus
Wars that shaped Rome • Pyrrhus’ “victory”? • CARTHAGE • Virgil’s reference: Queen Dido and Aeneas • Impact of Wars themselves? • Political and social change
Carthaginian Empire
Hannibal’s Route
Reform Leaders § Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus • the poor should be given grain and small plots of free land. Military Reformer § Gaius Marius • recruited an army from the poor and homeless. • professional standing army.
Civil War & Dictators Julius Caesar Pompey
Crossing the Rubicon, 49 BC The Die is Cast!
The First Triumvirate § Julius Caesar § Marcus Licinius Crassus § Gaius Magnus Pompey
Beware the Ides of March! 44 BCE
The Second Triumvirate § Octavian Augustus § Marc Antony § Marcus Lepidus
Octavian Augustus: Rome’s First Emperor
The First Roman Dynasty
Pax Romana: 27 BCE – 180 CE
The Greatest Extent of the Roman Empire – 14 CE
The Rise of Christianity
St. Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles
The Spread of Christianity
Imperial Roman Road System
The Empire in Crisis: 3 c
Diocletian Splits the Empire in Two: 294 CE
Constantine: 312 - 337
Constantinople: “The 2 nd Rome” (Founded in 330)
Barbarian Invasions: 4 c-5 c
Attila the Hun: “The Scourge of God”
Byzantium: The Eastern Roman Empire
The Byzantine Empire During the Reign of Justinian
The Byzantine Emperor Justinian
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
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