What do you think you will learn about Rome based on the following common phrases: “All Roads lead to Rome” “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” “Rome wasn’t built in a day”

Locate and draw boundaries of Objectives Locate and draw boundaries of Roman Republic and empire, key geographic features on a map Explain how the geography of Rome impacted its social, political and economic development Explain the origins of Rome and its Etruscan and Latin cultural influences Dancing woman and lyre player, Etruscan 5th Century BCE

Geography of Rome

What do you notice about the location of Rome? It is centrally located in the Mediterranean region The Alps and the Mediterranean Sea provide protection

How will the location of Rome effect its political economic and social development? Talk to your neighbor

Political Alps to the north provided protection from invasion Mediterranean Sea and Rome’s inland location on the Tiber River protected Rome from invasion Economic Central location in Mediterranean made it an important commercial center. What do I mean by commercial? Land surrounding the Tiber River was fertile for farming Proximity to Greek colonies led to knowledge of growing grapes and olives Social Greek, Etruscan and Latin influences

Roman Mythology According to legend, Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus (twin brothers)

Copy Cats! The Romans based their religion on Greek Mythology They were also polytheistic Many of the gods/goddesses were the same, but the Romans changed their names The gods explained human qualities and natural events that they couldn’t otherwise explain

Goddess of love and beauty The Roman Gods Roman God Greek God Represents Jupiter Zeus God of light and sky Juno Hera Queen of the Gods Apollo God of healing Diana Artemis Goddess of Fertility Minerva Athena Goddess of wisdom Venus Aphrodite Goddess of love and beauty

Where do we see Roman mythology in Western civilization today? Neptune statue Virginia Beach

Neptune at Library of Congress, Washington, DC Minerva at UNC - Greensboro

Pantheon Temple built for the seven Roman gods

Roman Literature Virgil – wrote the Aeneid A Latin epic Legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy where he became the ancestor of the Romans

Seven Architectural & Engineering Achievements Romans brought many new ideas to architecture Three were learned from the Etruscans 3.Cement 2. Baked Brick 1. Arch

Roman Arch A way to make a doorway or window with no beams Keystone

4. Aqueducts River water was dirty with sewage Aqueducts brought clean water to cities from far and nearby hills

5. Domes

6. Roads

7. Coliseum An ancient sports arena in the shape of an oval stadium Had mock battles where over 10,000 slaves, prisoners or volunteers were killed Could hold over 50,000 spectators

Pictures Cited Slide 1 – http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/events/statecompetitions/webawards/winners2006/secondary/10/images/Atlantis_lg.jpg Slide 4 – http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/842/25073560.JPG Slide 5 – http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Juno_Receiving_the_Fead_of_Argos_WGA.jpg/526px-Juno_Receiving_the_Fead_of_Argos_WGA.jpg Slide 6 – http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Myth/Images/apollo.gif Slide 7 – http://www.studiorhi.com/images/artwork/color/Diana.jpg Slide 8 – http://www.solarsabbath.org/athena.jpg Slide 9 – http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/images/mlw_0001_0004_0_img0203.jpg Slide 10 – http://www.historywiz.com/images/rome/amortiepolo.jpg Slide 11 – http://www.classics.ox.ac.uk/outreach/events/aeneid.jpg, http://images.easyart.com/i/prints/rw/en_easyart/lg/3/0/Virgil-Reading-the-Aeneid-to-Livia-Octavia-and-Augustus-c-1812-Jean-Auguste-Ingres-303943.jpg Slide 12 – http://www.cdnarchitect.com/asf/principles_of_enclosure/enclosure_typologies/images/romanarch.gif, http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/3554662/2/istockphoto_3554662_bricks.jpg, http://www.icwhen.com/charley/osprey_lakes/photos/08140065b.JPG Slide 13 – http://www.keystonesearch.com/images/keystone_arch.jpg Slide 14 – http://www.eriding.net/media/photos/geography/comenius_pr/france/saintes/050722_jmason_mp_geo_saint_0034.jpg Slide 15 – http://www.widerange.org/images/large/tunnelBridge.jpg Slide 16 – Slide 17 –http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~mthoreso/photo_gallery/Miscellany/slides/Roman%20Aqueduct.jpg

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Rome Mythology Geographic features: Mountains: Rivers: Seas: Describe the land: How did Rome’s physical geography impact its development? Political Economic Social What was Rome’s religion? Where did mythology originate? Roman God Greek God Represents Zeus God of light and sky Hera Queen of the Gods Apollo God of healing Artemis Goddess of Fertility Athena Goddess of wisdom Aphrodite Goddess of love and beauty What did mythology help explain? Where is mythology visible in western culture? What is the Pantheon?

Roman Architecture and Engineering Describe seven architectural/engineering achievements 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Roman Literature Who was Virgil? What did he write?