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Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome. 750 B.C. – A.D. 500. Roman Creation Story. Romulus and Remus. Greek Influences. Used and improved Greek warfare Conquered the last Greek city-state by 146 B.C. Adopted Greek deities Zeus became Jupiter. Social Classes. Patricians: wealthy aristocratic class

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Ancient Rome

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  1. Ancient Rome 750 B.C. – A.D. 500

  2. Roman Creation Story Romulus and Remus

  3. Greek Influences • Used and improved Greek warfare • Conquered the last Greek city-state by 146 B.C. • Adopted Greek deities • Zeus became Jupiter

  4. Social Classes • Patricians: wealthy aristocratic class • Vote & hold office in the Senate • Plebeians: everyone else (merchants, farmers, etc.) • Vote only

  5. Government • Republic: elected leaders • Law: Innocent until proven guilty • Sound familiar?

  6. Let’s take a look at some Latin words you might hear in a U.S. courtroom.

  7. Julius Caesar • Became dictator of the Roman “Republic” in 45 B.C. • Carried out social reform benefiting the poor. • Stabbed to death by senators on March 15th, 44 B.C. • “Beware the Ides of March”

  8. The Roman Empire • After a civil war following Julius Caesar’s death, Augustus Caesar became Rome’s first emperor, or absolute ruler, in 27 B.C. • Ruled between 70 and 100 million people

  9. Roman Civil Engineering

  10. Pax Romana(Roman Peace)31 B.C. to A.D. 180 • Boosted trade and raised the standard of living. • Why would peace have these results? • Built 50,000 miles of road. • How would roads help the Caesar rule? • Created aqueducts: channels carrying water. • Still used today

  11. The Appian Way

  12. What have the Roman’s ever done for us?

  13. How did the Roman Empire use its roads?

  14. The Rise of Christianity • Rome absorbed Judea, home of Jerusalem, in A.D. 6. • A.D. 33: Jesus was crucified • Rome persecuted Christians until the A.D. 300s. • Under Constantine, Christianity became the official state religion in 392.

  15. A Threat to the Empire?

  16. The Fall of Rome • Political instability • Short-lived, bad emperors.

  17. Economic decline • Fighting with Germanic tribes disrupted production, trade, and farming • Inflation: a rise in prices connected to a decrease in the value of money.

  18. Empire splits in two. • Roman West • Byzantine East • The Western Roman Empire fell to Germanic tribes in A.D. 476. • Byzantine Empire remained with Constantinople as its capital. • Eventually fell to Islamic forces (Ottoman Turks)

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  23. World History Themes & Rome • Revolution/Reaction • Change • Innovation • Cultural Diffusion • Movement

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