1. Roman Empire

2. Roman Empire
Romulus
Geography: Alps mountains on top, surrounded by sea everywhere else

3. Roman Empire Government (circa 500 BCE) Aristocratic Republic
Patrician
Senate (300 members)
Tribunes
Represented Plebians
Consuls (2)
Like presidents
1 year terms
Can elect a dictator in event of war
Only last for 6 months

4. Roman Society Conquered People Women Education Religion
Sometimes exempted from taxes
Could marry Romans and become citizens
Women
Could hold jobs
Education
Everyone was expected to learn to read, and know history
Religion
Roman Mythology (Jupiter, Saturn, Mars,…)

5. Punic Wars
1st War
Rome defeats Carthage and gains Sicily

6. Punic Wars 2nd War Hannibal of Carthage
Took elephants and his army across Spain, France, and attacked Italy from the North
Winning most battles but never took Rome
Rome decided to attack Carthage and Hannibal left to defend his homeland where Rome defeated him and took all land

7. Punic Wars

8. Punic Wars
3rd War
Rome invaded Carthage and killed everyone or sold them into slavery

9. Julius Caesar
Politics became dominated by Julius Caesar and General Pompey
Julius Caesar took over France after 9 years.
Pompey became worried Caesar became too powerful and had the Senate order him to step down as General.

10. Julius Caesar Caesar marched on Rome and beat Pompey
Then went and defeated all the rebellions against him
“I came, I saw, I Conquered”
He then forced the senate to make him dictator

11. Julius Caesar Started public works to give people jobs
Gave land to the poor
Made more people citizens
Made the modern calendar

12. Julius Caesar
Died at the Senate being stabbed to death

13. Afterwards
Octavias and Mark Antony hunted down all the people who killed him
Octavias and Antony then fought over who was going to rule
Octavias defeated Antony and Cleopatra

14. Augustus Octavias created the title Augustus
Made the jobless build roads, temples, etc..
Census, postal service, coins

15. Bad Leaders Caligula Nero Crazy
Tried to make his horse a consul (president)
Nero
Burned down Rome
Blamed Christians, had them fed to lions

16. Roman Culture
Borrowed from Greek culture
Mosaics
Aqueducts

17. Roman Baths Houses Heated baths for washing Uses oil instead of soap
Saunas
Had a tool to scrape dirt off
Entertainment

18. Roman Coliseum
Huge Coliseum
Concrete

21. Roman Sports Chariot races Gladiators Animal fights and baiting
Criminals killed

22. Pompeii
City destroyed by Volcano

25. Fall of Rome Series of bad rulers Too large to rule Economy:
Rich did not pay taxes
Income inequality
unemployment

26. Fall of Rome Germanic people fleeing from Huns
Various people attacking the empire from all sides
Official fall of Rome: 476 CE