Roman Empire

Roman Empire Romulus Geography: Alps mountains on top, surrounded by sea everywhere else

Roman Empire Government (circa 500 BCE) Aristocratic Republic Patrician Senate (300 members) Tribunes Represented Plebians Consuls (2) Like presidents 1 year terms Can elect a dictator in event of war Only last for 6 months

Roman Society Conquered People Women Education Religion Sometimes exempted from taxes Could marry Romans and become citizens Women Could hold jobs Education Everyone was expected to learn to read, and know history Religion Roman Mythology (Jupiter, Saturn, Mars,…)

Punic Wars 1st War Rome defeats Carthage and gains Sicily

Punic Wars 2nd War Hannibal of Carthage Took elephants and his army across Spain, France, and attacked Italy from the North Winning most battles but never took Rome Rome decided to attack Carthage and Hannibal left to defend his homeland where Rome defeated him and took all land

Punic Wars

Punic Wars 3rd War Rome invaded Carthage and killed everyone or sold them into slavery

Julius Caesar Politics became dominated by Julius Caesar and General Pompey Julius Caesar took over France after 9 years. Pompey became worried Caesar became too powerful and had the Senate order him to step down as General.

Julius Caesar Caesar marched on Rome and beat Pompey Then went and defeated all the rebellions against him “I came, I saw, I Conquered” He then forced the senate to make him dictator

Julius Caesar Started public works to give people jobs Gave land to the poor Made more people citizens Made the modern calendar

Julius Caesar Died at the Senate being stabbed to death

Afterwards Octavias and Mark Antony hunted down all the people who killed him Octavias and Antony then fought over who was going to rule Octavias defeated Antony and Cleopatra

Augustus Octavias created the title Augustus Made the jobless build roads, temples, etc.. Census, postal service, coins

Bad Leaders Caligula Nero Crazy Tried to make his horse a consul (president) Nero Burned down Rome Blamed Christians, had them fed to lions

Roman Culture Borrowed from Greek culture Mosaics Aqueducts

Roman Baths Houses Heated baths for washing Uses oil instead of soap Saunas Had a tool to scrape dirt off Entertainment

Roman Coliseum Huge Coliseum Concrete

Roman Sports Chariot races Gladiators Animal fights and baiting Criminals killed

Pompeii City destroyed by Volcano

Fall of Rome Series of bad rulers Too large to rule Economy: Rich did not pay taxes Income inequality unemployment

Fall of Rome Germanic people fleeing from Huns Various people attacking the empire from all sides Official fall of Rome: 476 CE