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Roman Civilization

Roman Civilization. Life in Ancient Rome. Roman Culture. Greek statues, buildings, and ideas difference. What was Roman Art Like?. Greek style statues Greek style porches and rows of columns Adding arches and domes Roman firsts Make full use of the arch concrete Colosseum Parthenon.

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Roman Civilization

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  1. Roman Civilization

  2. Life in Ancient Rome

  3. Roman Culture • Greek statues, buildings, and ideas • difference

  4. What was Roman Art Like? • Greek style statues • Greek style porches and rows of columns • Adding arches and domes • Roman firsts • Make full use of the arch • concrete • Colosseum • Parthenon

  5. Aqueducts and buildings

  6. Roman Literature • Based mostly on Greek writings • Virgil • Horace • Ovid • Catullus • Seneca • Plautus and Terence

  7. Roman Science and Engineering • Galen • Ptolemy • Roads • Aqueducts

  8. Volcanic ash , lime, and water

  9. Daily Life in Rome • Rome – 1 of largest cities in world • Forum • Wealthy – houses • Poor – apartment buildings • Bread and circuses

  10. How was the Forum important to the ancient Romans? Volcanic ash , lime, and water

  11. List some pros and cons of holding sports figures up as heroes and the responsibilities that major sports figures have to the public.

  12. What was Family Life like? • Large families • Father – head • paterfamilias • Becoming a man

  13. Women in Rome • Some rights • Not full citizens • Freedoms • Couldn’t sit with men • Empress Livia

  14. Treatment of Enslaved People • Grew with conquered lands • 40% by 100 B.C. • Jobs • Greeks • Life • Revolt • Spartacus

  15. Roman Religion • Gods and goddesses • Roman emperors • Altars • Philosophy

  16. Review • What were some of Ptolemy’s scientific achievements? • How were the Roman and Greek religions similar? • Explain the importance of the language of the Romans. • Describe the education of Roman children.

  17. The Fall of Rome

  18. The Decline of Rome • Marcus Aurelius • Commodus • Severans

  19. Political and Social Problems • 22 different emperors • Corruption • Talented people refused to serve in gov’t • Fewer • honoring the old ideals of duty, courage, and honesty. • Attending schools • Large # enslaved

  20. Write a journal entry describing life in a Roman city during the 200s A.D. (React to at least one of the political, social, economic, and military problems that led to disorder and decline.)

  21. How do the social, economic, and political problems of Ancient Rome compare to the current problems in the USA?

  22. Economic and Military Problems • Grew less crops • Businesses closed • Leave jobs and serve in army • Plague • Inflation • Law and order broke down • Roman soldiers and invaders seized crops and destroyed fields.

  23. Inflation • Less gold in coins • Make extra coins • Pay for more things • People find out. • Barter

  24. Invasion • Germanic tribes – W • Persian – E • Couldn’t enlist and pay Roman soldiers • Used Germanic warriors – not loyal

  25. Diocletian’s Reforms • AD 284 – emperor • Reforms • Divided empire into 4 parts • Set prices of goods • Workers

  26. Constantine • Emperor – AD 312 • Orders • Byzantium • Hippodrome • Constantinople

  27. Empire after Constantine • Theodosius • Western and Eastern Roman Empire

  28. Invasion of Rome • Germanic groups • Huns • Visigoths • Battle of Adrianople

  29. Visigoths invading Rome What leader did the Visigoths overthrow to take control of Rome?

  30. More Germanic tribes • Rhine River froze • Alaric • Rome’s capture • Vandals • Vandalism

  31. The fall of Rome • Odoacer • Romulus Augustulus • Theodoric • Western Roman Empire fades • Byzantine Empire

  32. The Legacy of Rome • Language • Ideas about gov’t • USA system of laws • Buildings • Peace and order allowed Christian religion to spread.

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