1. Mapping Monday Bellwork
Name region 2, 8, 9, 11, & 15

2. Mapping Monday Bellwork
2: Caribbean
8: North Africa
9: Middle East
11: Central Asia
15: Oceania

3. Objective WWBAT: Discuss the major geographic advantages of Rome
WWBAT: Discuss the overthrow of the Roman Monarchy and the construction of the Roman Republic

4. Interactive Notebook Setup
10/17/2016
Geography and origins of the Roman Republic
This will be on one page

5. Establishment of the Republic
Geography
Establishment of the Republic
Overthrow of the Monarchy
Plebeians
Patricians

6. Rome’s Unique Geography
Based on our previous studies what geographic feature do you think Rome is sure to have?
A RIVER!
And boy does Rome have a river!

7. Rome’s Unique Geography
We have seen multiple examples of geography having a tremendous role in shaping the civilizations we have already studied
Well Rome is not exempt from geography and it’s influence
We will start by discussing the geographic features of the Eternal City, Rome

8. The Source of the Tiber River at Mount Fumaiolo

9. Geography Rome was founded along the banks of the Tiber River
The Tiber River is the 3rd largest river in Italy

10. Geography
The Tiber served as an easy means of transportation to the sea for the Romans
How do you think they could have used the Tiber to their advantage?
Romans used the Tiber to bring grain from the North, import foreign goods, and move building goods

11. Geography Rome was founded about 15 miles from the coast
This distance from the coast protected Rome from Pirates/Invasion
However they close enough to coast for trade, food, ect because of the use of the Tiber

12. Geography Rome was constructed on 7 hills Aventine Hill Caelian Hill
Capitoline Hill
Esquiline Hill
Palatine Hill
Quirinal Hill
Viminal Hill

13. Capitoline Hill

14. Palatine Hill

15. Geography
The Seven Hills made Rome easy to defend early in it’s history
Much like the acropolis of the Greek City-States citizens would flee to the hill during invasions

16. Geography Rome developed in fertile plain of Latium
Rome was able to support a larger population than Greek city-states because of it’s larger farming areas in the plain of Latium
These geographic features gave Rome major advantages in it’s creation and eventually it’s domination of the Mediterranean

17. Take a minute to look at this picture
Take a minute to look at this picture. What are some potential benefits of the location of the Italian Peninsula?

18. Geography
The Italian Peninsula in one of the most central land formation in the Mediterranean Sea
This meant that the Italian Peninsula(ROME!) was at a crossroads between Eastern and Western Mediterranean making it ideally located for trade

19. Geography
Once Rome became the power of the Mediterranean its central location was also beneficial
Governing was easier because Rome’s central location
Let’s go back to the map to see why that is

20. At the Center of Things

21. Lupercal

22. Lupercal

23. She Wolf suckling Romulus and Remus

24. Aeneas, Anchises, Ascanius

25. Aeneas, Anchises, Ascanius

26. Overthrow of the Monarchy
For approximately the first 250 (753–509 BC) years of it’s existence Rome was ruled by a series of 7 kings
Sometimes these kings were foreign
The final of these kings was the tyrannical Tarquinius Superbus
For years feelings of resentment towards Tarquinius Superbus and the monarchy in general had been building in Rome

27. Overthrow of the Monarchy
Things came to a head when Tarquinius Sextus (son of Tarquinius Superbus) raped the beautiful and virtuous Lucreatia
Lucreatia told Lucius Brutus and Lucius Collatinus about the rape and then committed suicide

28. Overthrow of the Monarchy
In 509BCE Brutus and Collatinus were rightly outraged and lead a rebellion against Tarquinius Superbus and the rest of the Tarquins
The rebellions had tremendous public support and the Tarquins were exiled in 509 BCE
Lucius Brutus

29. Establishment of the Republic
Brutus had people make an oath no man would ever be king of Rome after expelling the Tarquins, thus establishing the Republic
“By this guiltless blood before the kingly injustice I swear – you and the gods as my witnesses – I make myself the one who will prosecute, by what force I am able, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus along with his wicked wife and the whole house of his freeborn children by sword, by fire, by any means hence, so that neither they nor any one else be suffered to rule Rome.”
Brutus

30. Establishment of the Republic
Brutus and Collatinus were elected the first consuls of Rome in 509 BCE
They would serve for only ONE year
They reestablished the 300 member senate originally set up at the beginning of the monarchy
Had previously been a weak oligarchy to carry out the wishes of the king

31. Plebs and Patricians Rome was divided into two groups
Plebeians(or plebs)
Small landowners, merchants, farmers, craftsmen
Initially could not elect officials, consuls,ect
Patricians
Wealthy landowners
Became the ruling class of Rome
Could Serve in government

32. Plebeians Patricians Majority of the population Wealthy land owners
Artisans, shopkeepers, small farm owners
Citizens (male)– could vote, pay taxes, serve in army
Could not marry a Patrician
Could not serve in government
Patricians
Wealthy land owners
Nobles that made up the ruling class
Citizens (male)– could vote, had to pay taxes and serve in the army
Could not marry a Plebian
Could serve in government

33. An Ideal Roman
Shortly after the overthrow of Tarquinius Superbus, the Tarquins attempted to retake Rome for themselves
The plot was discovered and stopped
However two of Brutus’ sons, Titus and Tiberius, were named as conspirators in the plot

34. An Ideal Roman
Even though they were his sons Brutus still carried out his obligation as consul and defender of Rome
His sons were condemned to death
Brutus did nothing to interfere or prevent their death

35. The Death of Titus and Tiberius

36. An Ideal Roman
What can we gather about the importance of Rome as compared to that of one’s family?
ROME(The Republic) and it’s laws/defense are more important than one’s family
Brutus demonstrated stoicism, a virtue which would be praised throughout Roman history