“All Roads lead to Rome”

1. What do you think you will learn about Rome based on the following common phrases: “All Roads lead to Rome” “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” “Rome wasn’t built in a day” Slide Show Presentation Made by Julie Marnell

2. Objectives • Locate and draw boundaries of • Roman Republic and Empire, key geographic features on a map. • Explain how the geography of Rome impacted its social, political and economic development • Explain the origins of Rome and its Etruscan and Latin cultural influences. Dancing woman and Lyre Player, Etruscan 5th Century BCE http://www.oldworldartisans.com/images/Web%20Pages/Fresco%20Styles/Dancing_Woman_and_Lyre_Player,_Etruscan,_5th_Century_BC.jpg

3. Geography of Rome

4. It is centrally located in the Mediterranean region. The Alps and the Mediterranean Sea provide protection. What do you notice about the location of Rome?

5. How will the location of Rome effect its political economic and social development? Talk to your neighbor

6. Political • Alps to the north provided protection from invasion • Mediterranean Sea and Rome’s inland location • on the Tiber River protected Rome from invasion • Economic • Central location in Mediterranean made it an important commercial center. What do I mean by commercial? • Land surrounding the Tiber river was fertile for farming • Proximity to Greek colonies led to knowledge of growing grapes and olives • Social • Greek, Etruscan and Latin influences

7. Roman Mythology • According to legend, Rome was founded by Romulusand Remus (twin brothers)

8. Copy Cats! • The Romans based their religion on Greek Mythology • They were also polytheistic • Many of the gods/goddesses were the same, but the Romans changed their names • The gods explained human qualities and natural events that they couldn’t otherwise explain.

9. The Roman Gods

10. Where do we see Roman Mythology in Western Civilization today? Neptune statue Virginia Beach

11. Neptune at Library of Congress, Washington, DC Minerva at UNC - Greensboro

12. Pantheon • Temple built for the seven roman gods

15. Pictures Cited • Slide 1 – http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/events/statecompetitions/webawards/winners2006/secondary/10/images/Atlantis_lg.jpg • Slide 4 – http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/842/25073560.JPG • Slide 5 – http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Juno_Receiving_the_Fead_of_Argos_WGA.jpg/526px-Juno_Receiving_the_Fead_of_Argos_WGA.jpg • Slide 6 – http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Myth/Images/apollo.gif • Slide 7 – http://www.studiorhi.com/images/artwork/color/Diana.jpg • Slide 8 – http://www.solarsabbath.org/athena.jpg • Slide 9 – http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/images/mlw_0001_0004_0_img0203.jpg • Slide 10 – http://www.historywiz.com/images/rome/amortiepolo.jpg • Slide 11 – http://www.classics.ox.ac.uk/outreach/events/aeneid.jpg, http://images.easyart.com/i/prints/rw/en_easyart/lg/3/0/Virgil-Reading-the-Aeneid-to-Livia-Octavia-and-Augustus-c-1812-Jean-Auguste-Ingres-303943.jpg • Slide 12 – http://www.cdnarchitect.com/asf/principles_of_enclosure/enclosure_typologies/images/romanarch.gif, http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/3554662/2/istockphoto_3554662_bricks.jpg, http://www.icwhen.com/charley/osprey_lakes/photos/08140065b.JPG • Slide 13 – http://www.keystonesearch.com/images/keystone_arch.jpg • Slide 14 – http://www.eriding.net/media/photos/geography/comenius_pr/france/saintes/050722_jmason_mp_geo_saint_0034.jpg • Slide 15 – http://www.widerange.org/images/large/tunnelBridge.jpg • Slide 16 – • Slide 17 –http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~mthoreso/photo_gallery/Miscellany/slides/Roman%20Aqueduct.jpg Slide Show Presentation Made by Julie Marnell

16. Rome Mythology Geographic features: Mountains: Rivers: Seas: Describe the land: How did Rome’s physical geography impact its development? Political Economic Social What was Rome’s religion? Where did mythology originate? What did mythology help explain? Where is mythology visible in western culture? What is the Pantheon?