By: Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley H.S. Chappaqua, NY
The Geography of Rome
Italy in 750 BCE
Influence of the Etruscans Writing Religion The Arch
The Mythical Founding of Rome: Romulus & Remus
Republican Government 2 Consuls (Rulers of Rome) Senate (Representative body for patricians) 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 Low enclosures for archers who could shoot any wild animals that might threaten safety of wealthy Patricians seated ringside Underground pens for animals, Christians, etc… Nosebleed section for Plebians
More nosebleed section… Several years of vandalism and she is still standing!
Circus Maximus
Carthaginian Empire
Hannibal’s Route
Reform Leaders Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus the poor should be given grain and small plots of free land. Military Reformer Gaius Marius recruited an army from the poor and homeless. professional standing army.
PompeyPompey Civil War & Dictators Julius Caesar
Crossing the Rubicon, 49 BC The Die is Cast!
The First Triumvirate Julius Caesar Marcus Licinius Crassus Gaius Magnus Pompey
Beware the Ides of March! 44 BCE
The Second Triumvirate Octavian Augustus Marc Antony Marcus Lepidus
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
The Empire in Crisis: 3c
Diocletian Splits the Empire in Two: 294 CE
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