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1 PESCIE – Life in the Roman Empire
Chapter 7, lesson 3 Images from google

2 Political Emperors were selected successors
Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero from Augustus’ family Emperors were more powerful and often corrupt Emperors could be made or disposed Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Pius, and Marcus Aurelius good emperors Pax Roman continued Social programs Building programs

3 Political Empire grows Governors and local leaders Citizenship
Hadrian’s wall Difficult to maintain Latin in the West Greek in the East

4 Economic Farming (latifundia) Trade Silk Road Huge economic gap Grain
Luxury goods Silk Road Huge economic gap

5 Social Family heart of Roman social structure Patrilineal
Children raised in the family Education for boys and girls Girls married young Divorce was easy Woman had freedom and independence Slavery was common

6 Cultural – Religion Polytheistic Tolerant of other religions Festivals
Emperors were seen as gods

7 Intellectual - Roman Arts and Sciences
Known as Greco-Roman Civilization Why? Roman sculptures and statues were more realistic than Greek Placed in public buildings and homes

8 Aqueducts

9 Aqueducts

10 Roman Arch

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13 Dome - Pantheon

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17 Colosseum (Coliseum)

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19 Circus Maximus

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21 Forum

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24 Roman roads

25 Mosaic

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28 Fresco

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30 Bas-relief

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33 Mathematics Alphabet and numbers were borrowed from Etruscans
Used letters to represent numbers I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VIII, IX, X Used an abacus

34 Science Based on Greek ideas
Galen (born in Turkey) is considered one of the best Combined Greek knowledge with his own experiments

35 Learning and Literature
Borrowed much from the Greeks Philosophy – Stoicism (founder Zeno) Encouraged virtue, duty, moderation and endurance Literature – followed Greek Models

36 Literature - Virgil

37 Literature Cont. Wrote Aeneid Roman Homer Focused on Roman virtues

38 Literature - Horace Wrote Satires Follies and vices of his age

39 Literature Cont. Compiled Rome’s history from origins to 9 BCE
Historian Livy Compiled Rome’s history from origins to 9 BCE More a mythical history than true history (moral lessons)

40 Tacitus - Historian Literature Cont. Represented facts accurately
Wrote about the good and the bad of the imperial Rome

41 Roman Legacy - Language
Latin – Official language of the Roman Catholic Church Adopted by different groups and developed into Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian Also influences English

42 Legacy - Law Influenced by Stoic philosophers based on common sense rather than practical ideas All persons have the right to equal treatment under the law innocent until proven guilty Burden of proof rested on the accuser Punished for action not thoughts Unreasonable or grossly unfair laws should be put aside

43 Environment Rome was the largest city Dangerous and congested
Apartments Police force Increased number of poor Large-scale entertainment

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