2. Ancient Rome By Saad Siddiqui Tim Recinos

3. Rome is located on the Mediterranean Basin.

4. Italian Peninsula Rome was located on the Italian Peninsula, it had the Alps for protection as well as the Mediterranean Sea for trading.

5. Alps Mountain Range

6. Mediterranean Trade Routes

7. Atlantic Ocean Trade Routes

8. Central Location of the Mediterranean

9. Roman Mythology Rome was polytheistic, which means, they believed in multiple gods. Their gods were based on everyday objects and also nature gods. Romans used gods as excuses for everyday phenomena.

10. Examples of Gods Some examples of Roman gods include: Jupiter, Juno, Apollo, Diana, Minerva, and Venus

12. Symbols Gatorade Symbol = Zeus’s Lightning Bolt. Nike, the Goddess of Winning.

13. Patricians: Powerful land-owning nobles that were little in numbers. Plebeians: Were the majority of the population. Slaves: The slaves were not based on race but were prisoners of war. Social Classes:

14. Who were citizens? Citizens included: Patrician and Plebeian men and some select foreigners. Slaves were NOT citizens.

15. Slaves Were Prisoners of War

16. Patrician, Plebeian, and Some Foreigners

17. Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship Citizenship requirements included: Paying taxes, serve in the military

18. Representative Democracy A representative democracy means the citizens vote on one person that will represent them in government.

19. Assemblies Held by Plebeians and were made to sustain Plebeian rights in Senate.

20. Senate

21. Consuls Rome had two 1 year termed leaders known as consuls. The Consuls were the law-makers.

22. 12 Tables The 12 tables was Rome’s written code system. The 12 tables were written down so the Patricians couldn’t change the laws whenever they wanted to.

23. Carthage with Hannibal Rome was in many battles with Carthage and their ruler, Hannibal. The two were always fighting for the Mediterranean Sea’s trading routes. Carthage Mediterranean trade routes

24. Army of Hannibal The army of Hannibal had many soldiers with massive elephants which would stomp on enemies, leading their army to victory.

25. Julius Caesar Julius Caesar announced himself as Rome’s dictator for life which means he had all the power in Rome. Julius led Rome through many victorious battles.

26. Mediterranean Trade Routes Expand

27. Julius Caesar’s Reign (49-44 B.C.) Julius Caesar’s Reign Began in 49 B.C.E and ended in 44 B.C.E

28. Declining of Rome The spread of slavery in the agricultural system, the migration of small farmers into areas of unemployment, the civil war which broke out over Julius Caesar’s power and inflation in Rome caused the decline of Rome

29. By Saad and Tim That’s all you need to know!

30. Lets Review Rome’s central location on the Mediterranean Sea gave it protection and access to major trade routes. Roman mythology was a polytheistic religion based off of Greek ancestors. Slaves were prisoners of war and were not based on race Rome declined due to many problems including a civil war that broke out due to Julius Caesar’s reign ending

31. Officially Done Or are we??????