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Review Of Rome. By: Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley H.S. Chappaqua, NY Modified by Mrs. Jones. The Geography of Rome. The History of Ancient Italy. Italy in 750 BCE. Influence of the Etruscans. Writing Religion The Arch. The Mythical Founding of Rome: Romulus & Remus. The Roman
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Review Of Rome By: Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley H.S. Chappaqua, NY Modified by Mrs. Jones
The History of Ancient Italy
Influence of the Etruscans • Writing • Religion • The Arch
The Roman Republic: 509 BCE - 27 BCE
Republican Government 2 Consuls (Rulers of Rome) Senate (Representative body for patricians) Tribal Assembly (Representative body for plebeians)
The Twelve Tables, 450 BCE • Providing political and socialrights for the plebeians.
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 poorand homeless. • professional standing army.
Civil War & Dictators Julius Caesar Pompey
Crossing the Rubicon, 49 BC The Die is Cast!
The First Triumvirate • Julius Caesar • Marcus Licinius Crassus • Gaius Magnus Pompey
The Second Triumvirate • Octavian Augustus • Marc Antony • Marcus Lepidus
The Roman Empire: 27 BCE - 476 CE
378 Battle of Adrianople 410 Sack of Rome – Alaric 455 Vandals in Rome 476 Fall of Rome – Odoacer Last Roman Emperor: Romulus Augustus The Fall in the West
The Legacy of Rome • Republic Government • Roman Law --- 12 Tables • Latin Language, Alphabet • Spread of Christianity • City Planning • Romanesque Architectural Style • Roman Engineering • Aqueducts • Sewage systems • Roads • Cement • Arch
The Legacy of Rome (continued) • Arts – painting, sculpting, etc. • Roman Numerals • Military tactics – Roman legions • Theater, Mythology • Roman calendar, months • Philosophy • Sciences – astronomy, anatomy • Literature, poetry, history • Currency - coins
People, Places, Terms Pax Romana Augustus Marcus Aurelius Commodus Severans plague inflation barter Diocletian reforms Constantine Byzantium Istanbul Theodosius Alaric Constantinople Battle of Adrianople Odoacer Romulus Augustulus Theodoric Germanic Tribes Ostrogoths Visigoths Franks Vandals Angles Saxons Huns Why did Rome Fall? Political Reasons Social Reasons Economic Reasons Military Reasons What is the legacy of Rome?