Rome and the Republic
The Geography of Rome!
Italy in 750 BCE
The Mythical Founding of Rome: Romulus & Remus
Rome Pantheon
Republican Government 2 Consuls-executive powers (Rulers of Rome) Senate (Representative body for aristocrats) Tribal Assembly (Representative body for plebeians)
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
Carthaginian Empire
Hannibal’s Route
PompeyPompey Civil War & Dictators Julius Caesar
Crossing the Rubicon, 49 BC The Die is Cast!
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
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The Empire in Crisis: 3c
Diocletian Splits the Empire in Two: 294 CE
A Trajanic temple on the island of Philae, the newly established border between the Nobatae and Blemmyes and Roman Egypt Diocletian Split
Triumphal Arch of the Tetrarchy, Sbeitla, Tunisia
Constantine:
Constantinople: “The 2 nd Rome” (Founded in 330)
Barbarian Invasions: 4c-5c
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 Aqueducts Sewage systems Sewage systems Dams Dams Cement Cement Arch Arch