1. The Roman Empire
Lisa M. Lane
History 103

2. big map

4. emperors technology Rome the city barbarians Christianity
The big issues of a big empire
emperors
technology
Rome the city
barbarians
Christianity

5. imperial power,
insanity
and the lead theory

6. Technology: water power
noria

7. Technology: roads

8.
Via Appia

9. city streets
David Macauley’s “Rome”

10. Technology: aqueducts
David Macauley’s “Rome”

11. Rome, the city
Crassus’ fire department

12. Rome, the city bread and circuses
bread and circuses

13. Civilized Romans Braun & Schneider
Historyic Costume in Pictures (NY: Dover 19

14. Barbarians Braun & Schneider
Historyic Costume in Pictures (NY: Dover 1975)

15. Adapted Zoroastrianism
Paul
Hellenized Judaism
Sol (December 25)
Stoicism
Plato
Mithraism
Masada
Adapted Zoroastrianism
Hellenized Egypt
Resistance to Rome