Expansion of the Military and Civil War The Decline of the Roman Republic 400 BCE – 27 CE

Samnites

Unification of Italy

Roman Roads c. 200 BCE

Centurion

Legatus

Cornicen Legionary

Standard bearers:  Signifer & Aquilifer 

 Auxiliary & Legionary 

Equipment of Roman Legionary

Roman Roads c. 200 BCE

Publius Cornelius Tacitus CE

What is the difference between perspective and bias? How did Tacitus’s perspective influence his writing? What events may have influenced that perspective?

What was Tacitus’ attitude toward the barbarians to the North? Why was this topic so pressing during his lifetime? How did the political climate during his lifetime influence his perspective?

Which of the following was a central topic of Agricola? A.The Roman conquest of Britain B.The Roman Conquest of Gaul C.The Roman Defeat by Herman the German D.The Roman struggle against the Cimbri

Which Roman principle partly inspired him to write about his father-in-law’s life A.The separation of powers B.The rule of law C.Reverence for ancestors D.The glory of Rome

Hannibal’s Victories in Italy BCE

Tiberius and Caius Gracchus

Gaius Marius Lucius Sulla 157 – 86 BCE BCE

Gaius Julius Caesar BCE