Roman Empire

Roman Law  Law was first codified by the Twelve Tables  Comprised of a court system with lawyers and a judge  Foundation for modern laws

Julius Caesar PPPPower hungry Roman Senator CCCConquers Gaul Veni, Vidi, Veci TTTThe Roman Senate grew jealous of Caesar and ordered him to return home CCCCaesar marched on Rome with his army

First Dictator TTTThe other consul, Pompey, lead an army against Caesar CCCCaesar won the battle and anointed himself dictator CCCCaesar was loved by the lower class, but hated by the nobles and Senate CCCCaesar was betrayed and stabbed to death at the senate

Augustus (63 BC-AD 14)  originally named Octavian  Caesar’s grandnephew and adopted son  defeated rivals in civil wars after Caesar’s death  became Rome’s 1st emperor  started a 200-year period of prosperity called the Pax Romana (“Roman Peace”)

Roman engineering  roads Romans paved thousands of miles of roads that helped the empire communicate and expand

Roman engineering  roads Romans paved thousands of miles of roads that helped the empire communicate and expand  the arch curved support structure can support more weight than the post and lintel

Roman engineering  roads Romans paved thousands of miles of roads that helped the empire communicate and expand  the arch curved support structure can support more weight than the post and lintel  concrete a construction material consisting of gravel, sand, water, and cement sturdy, lightweight, inexpensive

Roman engineering  roads Romans paved thousands of miles of roads that helped the empire communicate and expand  the arch curved support structure can support more weight than the post and lintel  concrete a construction material consisting of gravel, sand, water, and cement sturdy, lightweight, inexpensive  aqueducts channels that carry water supplied Roman cities with large supplies of fresh water allowing them to expand

The Colosseum

The Pantheon

Christianity DDDDuring Pax Romana a religious leader named Jesus appears in the Middle East JJJJesus is executed by the Romans, but his teachings live on HHHHis follower, Paul spreads the teaching of Jesus throughout the Roman Empire

Vesuvius  volcano in southern Italy  erupted in AD 79  destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum ruins provide information about daily life in the Roman Empire

Late Empire CCCChristians are persecuted throughout Rome EEEEmperor Constantine converts to Christianity, allowing it to spread EEEEmpire is so large it is split in half

Fall of Rome IIIInternal and external pressure weaken Rome GGGGermanic tribes attack the borders AAAAtilla the Hun sweeps into Italy WWWWestern Empire Falls in 476 A.D. but Eastern half persists