2. - Rapid expansion from being a small “farm village” - How Does this Happen?

3. Rome vs. Carthage: 3 Punic Wars 1. Defeats Carthage in 246 BC.gains islands and part of N Africa 2. Defeats Hannibal in 2 nd war. Over 15 years. Remember the elephants! 3. 3 rd and final war with Carthage: Utterly destroy Carthage. Sow with salt!

4. Rome commits to a policy of imperialism. Confronts and defeats “heirs of Alexander the Great in the east Macedonia, Egypt, Greece, Asia Minor, Syria annexed

5. - Civil wars : due to conquests, generals begin to compete for spoils and supreme power imperium. - Enter Julius Caesar- Eventual overthrow of the Republic. - Slave labor increases due to conquests, and prisoners. This hurts farmers. Also, slaves become a threat. - Many from the country come to Rome for work. Chaos in the city. However spoil taken during wars have made the city very rich! Power! All this Conquest makes me GREEDY for MORE!!!! http://ww w.youtube.com/watc h?v=RGYI 1UHK5jM

6. The Roman Republic declines - Legions (armies) are no longer volunteers. Paid professionals. Loyal to their generals, not the Senate and People of Rome. However, Spartacus fails. 6000 slaves who took part in the revolt are crucified along the roadsides.

7. - Ambitious : Conquers Gaul (France) : veni vedi veci - Triumvirate ruler (shares power) of Republic - Civil war with fellow ruler Pompey - Defeats Pompey. Begins to make many reforms. - Is assassinated in the as he enters the Senate House.

9. -Julius Caesar’s great nephew. Defeats Mark Antony and Cleopatra. -Builds a stable with himself at the top -Senate is now an “ornament” with virtually no power. -Better tax system - Organizes army - Finds Rome “built of wood, leaves it built of marble” http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=K8mjbb HwPYo

10. The Good, the Bad, The really Bad! Tiberius Caligula Nero. Didn’t really fiddle while Rome burned Hadrian Marcus Aurelius Wrote Meditations Commodus.

11. Roman World is essentially at Peace for almost 200 years, with a few skirmishes her and there. Well… actually there were quite a few blow out wars!

12. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsqJFIJ5lLs Circus Maximus- Chariot races Coliseum – gladiators, naval fights, animal slaughters By the time of the emperor Caligula, Romans had over 150 different holidays a year! http://www.youtu be.com/watch?v= XI0Cf-hpuoE http://www.you tube.com/watch ?v=huBZIFEfK4 U