1. Rome and Early Christianity
1. The Foundations of Rome
2. From Republic to Empire
3. Roman Society and Culture
4. The Rise of Christianity
5. The Fall of Rome ▪
750 BC to AD 500

2. 1. The Foundations of Rome
750 BC- AD 500
1. The Foundations of Rome ▪

3. The Mythical Founding of Rome:
750 BC- AD 500
The Mythical Founding of Rome: ▪

4. 750 BC- AD 500
Italy in 750 BCE ▪

5. Influence of the Etruscans
750 BC- AD 500
Influence of the Etruscans
Writing
Religion
The Arch ▪

6. 2. From Republic to an Empire
750 BC- AD 500
2. From Republic to an Empire ▪

7. 750 BC- AD 500
The Twelve Tables, 450 BCE
Providing political and social rights for the plebeians. ▪

8. Republican Government
750 BC- AD 500
Republican Government
(Rulers of Rome)
(Representative body for patricians, land holders and the upper class)
(Representative body for plebeians, the commoners of Rome) ▪ ▪ ▪

9. 750 BC- AD 500
The Roman Forum ▪

10. 750 BC- AD 500
Carthaginian Empire ▪

11. 750 BC- AD 500
Hannibal’s Route ▪

12. Reform Leaders Military Reformer
750 BC- AD 500
Rome Becomes an Empire
Reform Leaders
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
the poor should be given grain and small plots of free land.
Military Reformer
Gaius Marius
recruited an army from the poor and homeless.
professional standing army.

13. 750 BC- AD 500
Civil War & Dictators
Gnaeus Pompey
Julius Caesar ▪

14. 750 BC- AD 500
The First Triumvirate
Julius Caesar-conquered Gaul, modern day France and defeated Pompey
Marcus Licinius Crassus,
Gaius Magnus Pompey, conquered parts of Asia Minor

15. Crossing the Rubicon, 49 BC
750 BC- AD 500
Crossing the Rubicon, 49 BC
The Die is Cast!
Caesar took his army over the Rubicon River and marched into Rome ▪

16. Beware the Ides of March! 44 BCE
750 BC- AD 500
Beware the Ides of March! 44 BCE ▪

17. The Second Triumvirate
750 BC- AD 500
The Second Triumvirate
Octavian Augustus, adopted son of Caesar
Marc Antony,a loyal officer
Marcus Lepidus, high priest

18. Octavian Augustus: Rome’s First Emperor
750 BC- AD 500
Octavian Augustus: Rome’s First Emperor ▪

19. The First Roman Dynasty
750 BC- AD 500
The First Roman Dynasty ▪

20. 3. Roman Society and Culture
750 BC- AD 500
3. Roman Society and Culture ▪

21. Rome’s Early Road System
750 BC- AD 500
Rome’s Early Road System ▪

22. Imperial Roman Road System
750 BC- AD 500
Imperial Roman Road System ▪

23. Roman Roads: The Appian Way
750 BC- AD 500
Roman Roads: The Appian Way ▪

24. 750 BC- AD 500
Roman Aqueducts ▪

25. 750 BC- AD 500
The Roman Colosseum ▪

26. The Colosseum Interior
750 BC- AD 500
The Colosseum Interior ▪

27. 750 BC- AD 500
Circus Maxims ▪

28. 750 BC- AD 500
Roman Religion ▪

29. Diocletian Splits the Empire in Two: 294 CE
750 BC- AD 500
Diocletian Splits the Empire in Two: 294 CE ▪

30. 750 BC- AD 500
Constantine:
Diocletian abdicated his thrown and threw Rome into civil war once again
Constantine, in 312, proclaimed new emperor ▪

31. Constantinople: “The 2nd Rome” (Founded in 330)
750 BC- AD 500
Constantinople: “The 2nd Rome” (Founded in 330) ▪

32. Byzantium: The Eastern Roman Empire
750 BC- AD 500
Byzantium: The Eastern Roman Empire ▪

33. The Byzantine Empire During the Reign of Justinian
750 BC- AD 500
The Byzantine Empire During the Reign of Justinian ▪

34. The Byzantine Emperor Justinian
750 BC- AD 500
The Byzantine Emperor Justinian ▪

35. 750 BC- AD 500
The Empire in Crisis: 3c ▪

36. Barbarian Invasions: 4c-5c
750 BC- AD 500
Barbarian Invasions: 4c-5c ▪

37. Attila the Hun: “The Scourge of God”
750 BC- AD 500
Attila the Hun: “The Scourge of God” ▪

38. The Legacy of Rome Republic Government Roman Law ▪ Latin Language
750 BC- AD 500
The Legacy of Rome
Republic Government
Roman Law
Latin Language
Roman Catholic Church
City Planning
Romanesque Architectural Style
Roman Engineering
Aqueducts
Sewage systems
Dams
Cement
Arch ▪

39. The Greatest Extent of the Roman Empire – 14 CE
750 BC- AD 500 ▪

40. The Discovery of Pompeii
750 BC- AD 500
The Discovery of Pompeii ▪

41. 750 BC- AD 500

42. 750 BC- AD 500 ▪