1. ROMAN EMPIRE BY KRISTIAN SHALA AND ALEXA RYAN

2. THE DOWNFALL OF ROME The downfall began in A.D. 190, when Rome was attacked by Vandals and Goths. This slowly, but efficiently, decreased Rome’s rule and laws. In 284 A.D. emperor, Diocletian thought something would have to be done with Rome, or the Empire would be destroyed.

3. Julius Caesar was born in 100 B.C. He was a famous Roman general and was born into royalty. In 49 B.C. Caesar’s army crossed the Rubicon River, and separated Italy with Gaul. His decision sparked a civil war between one country. His main enemy was Pompey, who was another powerful general and Pompey’s army was defeated and Pompey fled to Egypt, where he was murdered. Caesar sailed to Alexandria, Egypt and joined forces with Cleopatra. On March 15, 44 B.C. Julius Caesar was Assassinated by a group of senators lead by Gaius Cassius Longiuns and Marcus Junis Brutus. The Life of Julius Caesar

4. THE ROUTE OF CONQUEST FOR ROME BC, AD, and AD ca. Roman Empire Gained These Places 218 BCItaly, Sardinia, and Corsica 100 BC Some of Spain, France, Italy, the Balearic Islands, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, and Africa 44 BCMore of France, Spain, Africa, and Turkey AD 14 More of Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Part of Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, and Africa AD 54The United Kingdom, Hungary, part of Romania, and Ukraine AD 116Austria, and Romania AD 192More of the United Kingdom, and Turkey AD 211More of Turkey and Africa AD 275More of the United Kingdom, North America, Spain, France, and Turkey AD 305 All of Spain, France, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also, part of Africa, the United Kingdom, and Turkey AD 337Parts of Romania, Bulgaria, and Africa AD 450Parts of Germany, Poland, Belarus, Romania, Ukraine and Russia AD 476 Decreased parts of Africa, Turkey, Spain, France, Germany, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, and Romania AD ca. 500 Lavitia, Parts of Lithuania, and Greece AD 565Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Ukraine,and part of Spain AD 568 Corsica island, Sardinia island, Part of Spain, Small part of Portugal, Ukraine, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Hungary AD ca. 800 Romania and Croatia

5. BEGINNING MAP OF ROME

6. Middle Map Of Rome

7. End Map Of Rome

8. Summary of the Roman Empire Rome started on the Italian Peninsula in the 8 th Century B.C. The Roman Empire expanded to become the largest Empire’s in the Ancient world and is located along the Mediterranean Sea. Rome lasted approximately 12 Centuries. Rome shifted from a Monarchy to a Autocratic Empire. Conquest dominated Southern Europe, Western Europe, Asia Minor, North Africa, and parts of Eastern Europe. Rome is often grouped into classic antiquity with Ancient Greece. Rome had technological and architectural feats. Rome created a government that was so useful that the United States and France still use today. Augustus Caesar entered Rome into it’s golden ages. After Caesar, Trajan sent the Empire to it’s territorial peak. During the imperial republican’s values began to decline and civil wars were a common ritual for a new Emperor.

9. THE RESOURCES OF ROMAN POWERPOINT http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/romefallarticles/a/fallofrome.htm http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/fall_of_ancient_rome.htm http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/willow/history-of-europe3.gif Our World Textbook http://www.lovetoeatandtravel.com/Graphics/Photos/Italy/CIA_map_Italy.gif http://www.welcometuscany.it/accommodation/italy-italia-map-places-city-rome- amalfi.gif