THE GLORY OF ROME
Small City or Expansive Empire? Republic or Empire… Dictatorship or Monarchy? Home to Artists or Soldiers… Saints or Sinners?
753BC City of Rome is founded Land and Allies are increasingly added 500 BC Republic is founded 146BC Greece & Carthage conquered 49BC Julius Caesar comes to power 49BC to 96AD The Twelve Caesars 313AD Edict of Milan 480AD Last West Roman Emperor killed NB: Senate, plebains vs. patricians, city of Rome in its grandeur, military, literary accomplishments esp. the importance of its contact with Greece, transition to East and the West’s continuance through Christianity Virgil: 70BC-19BC Cicero: 106BC-43BC Horace: 65BC-8BC
Catullus Lucretius Cicero
Horace Virgil Julius Caesar
753BC City of Rome is founded Land and Allies are increasingly added 500 BC Republic is founded 146BC Greece & Carthage conquered 49BC Julius Caesar comes to power 49BC to 96AD The Twelve Caesars 313AD Edict of Milan 480AD Last West Roman Emperor killed
The Time Of Our Roman Family
Imperator Titus Flavius Vespasianus
50,000 spectators! Same as Yankee Stadium today!
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