ROME Overview
The Geography of Rome
The History of Ancient Italy
Italy in 750 BC
The Roman Republic: 509 BC - 27 BC
Republican Government 2 Consuls (Rulers of Rome) Senate (Representative body for patricians) Tribal Assembly (Representative body for plebeians)
The Roman Forum
Rome’s Early Road System
Roman Roads: The Appian Way
Imperial Roman Road System
Roman Aqueducts
The Roman Colosseum
The Colosseum Interior
Civil War & Dictators Julius Caesar Pompey
The First Triumvirate Julius Caesar Marcus Licinius Crassus Gaius Magnus Pompey
Beware the Ides of March! 44 BC
The Second Triumvirate Octavian Augustus Marc Antony Marcus Lepidus
The Roman Empire: 27 BC - 476 AD
Octavian Augustus: Rome’s First Emperor
Pax Romana: 27 BC – 180 AD
The Greatest Extent of the Roman Empire – 14 AD
The Rise of Christianity
St. Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles
The Spread of Christianity
Imperial Roman Road System
The Empire in Crisis: 3c
Diocletian Splits the Empire in Two: 294 AD
Constantine: 312 - 337
Constantinople: The 2nd Rome Founded in 330
Barbarian Invasions: 4c-5c
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