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The Roman Empire

The Roman Empire. From Republic to Empire 753 BCE- 476 AD. Why It’s Important. Rome had a lot of power and kept getting stronger by conquering other countries. There was peace in the area for over 1000 years during this time.

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The Roman Empire

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  1. The Roman Empire From Republic to Empire 753 BCE- 476 AD

  2. Why It’s Important • Rome had a lot of power and kept getting stronger by conquering other countries. • There was peace in the area for over 1000 years during this time. • During this time, Romans developed many new ideas that are still around today.

  3. Location of Rome Rome is in Italy, on the continent of Europe.

  4. How It Began The story begins with the legend of a king named Alba Longa. He felt threatened by his nephews, Romulus and Remus so he tried to kill them by throwing them into the river. They were saved by a wolf who raised them.

  5. How It Began When they were older, they went back and killed the king and set out to build their own city. The twins fought over where it should be until Romulus killed Remus and took control. He called the city Rome, after himself.

  6. Etruria the Kingdom: Rome’s Early Days (700-500 B.C.E.) • For two and a half centuries, kings of the neighboring Etruria, the land to Rome’s north, ruled the city. • The Romans learned about city building, art, religion, mythology, and even language from the Etruscans.

  7. End Of A Kingdom • Many kings held Rome’s power but people were unhappy with this and wanted change. • Powerful citizens of Rome, all military veterans took control away from the king in 509 B.C.E.

  8. Timeline of Leadership 753 B.C.E.- 509 B.C.E. Ruled by Monarchies 509 B.C.E.- 31 B.C.E. Governed by a Republic

  9. The Start of The Republic With a republic, people held more power because under a ruler, senators (representatives) were elected to help rule the area. Unfortunately, they held little power and were expected to just do what the dictator told them to do.

  10. Carthage

  11. The Republic Expands • Rome fought Carthage in 3 wars called the Punic Wars. • They wanted control of all resources like oil, wine, grain , gold and silver. • This would make them the most powerful area to date! • They also wanted to be so big that nobody could succeed in fighting them.

  12. From Republic to an Emprire

  13. History log • Pg 112 to 114

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