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Rome By Andrew C. Jackson
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Historical Highlights (346)
Legendary Beginnings (753 B.C.) Romulus and Remus The Roman Republic ( B.C.) Julius Caesar Growth of the Roman Empire (27 B.C.-A.D. 200) Augustus defeated Antony and Cleopatra Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (A.D )—Vandals and Visigoths.
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People and Society Patricians Plebeians Urban Poor Army Slaves
Women in Ancient Rome Much better than most societies
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Arts and Culture Architecture and Engineering Concrete Arch
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Public Entertainment Circus Maximus Colosseum
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Law and Government Principles of Roman law
All people have the right to equal treatment under the law. A person is considered innocent until proven guilty. The burden of proof rests with the accuser rather than the accused.
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Art and Sculpture—frescoes Religion (polytheistic)
Literature Cicero-philosophical essays Virgil Horace Livy/Tacitus Plautus/Terence Ovid Metamorphoses
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Connect to Today Government at work Action in the arena Master builders The legacy of language 2 ½ minute level one response on one of the four areas above from Connect to Today.
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The endeth Created by Andrewus Jacksonus CM
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