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750 BC to AD 500
Rome is located in Southern Europe. It is in the present day country of Italy. Italy is a peninsula, which means it has water on three sides. This allowed the Romans to trade with others in the region.
Around 500 BC, Rome became a republic. A republic is a government where representatives are chosen by the people. The people of Rome were represented in the Senate.
Republican Government
2 Consuls
(Rulers of Rome)
Senate
(Representative body for patricians, land holders and the upper class)
Tribal Assembly
(Representative body for plebeians, the commoners of Rome)
The Roman Forum was a place where people could express their ideas. It was also a place that decrees of the Senate and later the Emperor were announced to the people. Twelve Tables are displayed in central square
The Punic Wars Fought between Early Rome and Carthage (N. Africa) Hannibal-perhaps one of the greatest military leaders of all time
Carthaginian Empire
Hannibals Route
The Roman, after suffering serious losses, managed to defeat Hannibal and the Carthaginian Army
Reform Leaders
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
the poor should be given grain and small plots of free land.
Military Reformer
Gaius Marius
Gnaeus Pompey
Julius Caesar
Civil War brought an end to the republic. Pompey and Caesar were successful military leaders who formed the First Triumvirate
After rising to prominence in a variety of military campaigns, Julius Caesar brings his troops to Rome in 49 BC and makes himself a dictator. He keeps the Senate around but keeps all real power for himself. In 44 BC, he is murdered in the Senate by people who want to bring back the old government-the Republic
The Augustan Age- ruled for 40 years and Rome experienced a peaceful era. After his death, Julio-Claudians and Flavians ruled Rome. The Good Emperors followed and the empire grew tremendously
Roman Aqueducts
The Romans built enormous aqueducts designed to bring water into the city. They used a new architectural technique called the arch. They had a very small slant that carried water downhill for miles and miles.
Circus Maxims
Roman Religion
Romans had similar gods to the Greeks, except they had different names. For example: Zeus becomes Jupiter, Ares becomes Mars. They built enormous temples, like the Pantheon.
Religion based on Jesus of Nazareth, and his earliest followers, the teaching of Judaism
Jesus of Nazareth
Knowledge comes from the first four books of the New Testament The New Testament along with the Hebrew Bible, the Old Testament, make up the Christian Bible.
Jesus Christ
In time, Jesus began to preach a message of redemption and warning of the coming of Gods Judgment Day. His message alarmed authorities, and Jesus was arrested, tried, and sentenced to death. After he was crucified, Jesus rose from the dead, spent 40 days teaching, and ascended into heaven. Followers named him the Messiah, Jesus Christ
Apostles- 12 Disciples that Jesus chose to spread Christianity throughout the world
Economic Problems- Inflation, rising prices, and higher taxes to pay for the vast empire Diocletian absolute ruler himself above his subjects
Diocletian abdicated his thrown and threw Rome into civil war once again Constantine, in 312, proclaimed new emperor A new Capital-Constantinople Christian capital; later renamed Istanbul
The later period of the Eastern Roman Empire became Byzantine Empire-after fall of Western Roman Empire to German tribes
The inability of the Roman Army to stop the Huns was one reason for the demise of the empire
Government was corrupt. government had huge building projects-cost lots of money. Tribes invaded from the North. Poverty and unemployment were very high. Moral values declined.
In 1748, one of the greatest archeological discoveries of all times occurred. The Roman city of Pompeii had been destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, preserving the town forever.