Roman Empire

1. Roman Empire Tonya L. Shiny M. Emily S.

2. Roman Empire-Social Structures Social Structures • The social structure of ancient Rome was based on heredity, property, wealth, citizenship and freedom. It was also based around men: women were defined by the social status of their fathers or husbands. Women were expected to look after the houses and very few had any real independence. • Only the emperor was allowed to wear a purple toga, while senators could wear a white toga with the latusclavus, a broad purple stripe along the edge.

3. Roman Empire-Social Structures(Continued) Social Structures • Roman society also involved a system of patronage. Members of the upper classes called the patroni – protected the plebians, who became their "cliens." Patronage might consist of money, food, or legal help. Traditionally, any freed slaves became the cliens of their former owner.

4. Roman Empire-Geography Geography • like the Greeks peninsula the Italian peninsula has hills and mountains running through it, but these hills and mountains were not nearly as rugged and difficult to pass as those of the Greeks. • The rivers that run through the Italian peninsula are relative shallow making it easy to cross .the position of the Italian peninsula jutting out into the middle of the medderterainean sea.

5. Roman Empire-Religion Religion • Religion was a less spiritual experience than a contract relationship between mankind and the forces which were believed to control people’s experience and well-being. • Practical Attitude to religion as to most things, which perhaps explains why they themselves had difficulty in taking to the idea of a single, all seeing, all powerful God. • Most religions has had some required sacrifice. • Prayer was confusing matter due to some gods having multiple names and their sex unknown.

6. Roman Empire- Achievements Achievements • vast empire, which spread over three continents, • -The language of their army was Latin, so too was it the language of the governors and office workers in the provinces of the empire. Lasting witness to this language which was once spoken all over the ancient empire, are the many languages which in time developed from it. French, Italian, Portuguese, Rhaeto-Romantsch (spoken in the Canton Grison in Switzerland), Rumanian, Spanish... All these languages have developed out of Latin.

7. Roman Empire-Economics Economics • Their gov. is a indirect democracy or a republic around 450bc the 12 tables were engraved, listed all of the laws of the roman republic • The roman republic never developed into anything complex. They were a agrarian ad slave based economy • Extensive trade routes were established on land and on sea

8. Roman Empire- Economics(Continued) Economics • Agriculture and trade dominated roman economic fortunes only supplemented by small scale industrial production. • Farmers could donate surplus crops to the government in lieu of a monetary tax • This allowed republican and imperial rulers to gain popularity

9. Roman Empire-Politics Politics • Senate composed of 600 magistrates and ex-magistrate, served for life unless expelled by censors. • Normally met in the building called, Curia located in Roman Forum, • Senate was chief governmental body because it controlled the public finance and foreign affairs. • The republican government was symbolized by the letter SPQR, “the senate and the roman people”. • Woman were prohibited from holding political office.

10. Sources • http://www.roman-empire.net/children/achieve.html • http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/order.html • Barbara F. McManus, The College of New Rochellebmcmanus@cnr.edu • www. Icsd.k12.ny.us/legacy/highschool/socstud/global2_review/ancient_rome.htm • www.unrv.com/economy.php • http://www.roman-empire.net/religion/religion.html