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Warm Up

Warm Up. Has the United States ever fit the definition of an empire? Does it still fit the definition of an empire?. What lesson from the Macedonian conquest of Greece, played out directly when we played the card game?. All roads lead to Rome. SPQR. Hegemony.

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Warm Up

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  1. Warm Up • Has the United States ever fit the definition of an empire? Does it still fit the definition of an empire? • What lesson from the Macedonian conquest of Greece, played out directly when we played the card game?

  2. All roads lead to Rome SPQR

  3. Hegemony • Hegemony is the authority given to (consent) and taken by (coercion) a king, emperor, or any ruling body from the people that they govern.

  4. The long Road to Rome • Phases of Roman Civilization • Longevity • Stability • Ubiquity • Inevitable Collapse?

  5. Roman Origins • Tiber River Valley • The Seven Hills of Rome • Strategic defense • Origin Stories • Mythical • Realistic

  6. Structure of the Roman Republic Consuls VOTE Dictator Senate Tribunes VOTE VOTE Patricians Plebeians

  7. Structure of the Roman Republic • Roman Law • Twelve Tables • Roman Class Structure • Patricians • Plebeians • Slaves • Roman Military • Legions & Generals

  8. The Punic Wars • Origins • Expansion • Trade • First Punic War • Sicily • Second Punic War • Hannibal Barca • Third Punic War • Destruction of Carthage • Transition to Empire?

  9. Fall of the Republic • Precedent • Marius & Sulla • Dictatorship • The First Triumvirate • Julius Caesar • Cesarean Reforms • Assassination of Caesar

  10. Rise of the Empire • Ascension of Augustus • Preservation of Roman Institutions • The PaxRomana

  11. What have the Romans ever done for us? Quite a Lot Actually

  12. Christianity • Jesus of Nazareth • Social Justice • Roman Reaction • Augustus, Son of God • Paul the Apostle • Roman Citizenship • Emperor Constantine

  13. Expansion of Rome • Crisis of the Third Century • Diocletian • Tetrachy • Expansion and Collapse

  14. Inflation • Expansion • 1. Increase in cost of administration • 2. Increase in taxes to pay for military • 3. Inflation

  15. Poor Leadership THE FIVE GOOD EMPERORS NOT SO GOOD EMPERORS

  16. Loyalty of Troops • Population growth • Need for more soldiers • Mercenaries

  17. Sack of Rome • Sacking a City • Vandals & Visigoths • Attila the Hun • “Barbarians”

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