2. Republican Government 2 Consuls (Rulers of Rome) (elected annually by the Senate) Senate (Representative body for patricians) Tribal Assembly (Representative body for plebeians)

3. The Roman Senate

4. The Twelve Tables, 450 BCE Providing political and social rights for the plebeians. The Republics code Of laws.

5. Slavery in the Roman Republic When the Romans conquered the Mediterranean, they took millions of SLAVES to Italy, where they worked on the large plantations or in the houses and workplaces of wealthy citizens. The Italian economy depended on abundant slave labor, with slaves constituting 40 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION. Slaves served as singers, scribes, jewelers, bartenders, and even doctors.

6. Latifundia Large slave plantations producing: Olive oil Wine Cattle Sheep Grain

7. Rome’s Early Road System

8. Roman Roads: The Appian Way

9. Roman Aqueducts

10. The Roman Coliseum

11. Circus Maximus

12. Carthaginian Empire

13. Hannibal’s Route

14. Julius Caesar Conquers Gaul and returns to Rome in 49 BCE. Crosses the Rubicon River “The die is cast” Becomes ruler for life.

15. Beware the Ides of March. 44BCE “Et tu Brute?”

16. Augustus, First Emperor of Rome

17. Pax Romana : 27 BCE – 180 CE

18. The Greatest Extent of the Roman Empire – 14 CE

19. 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