Roman Empire 500 BC-500 AD

Capital City of Rome

Landforms

Mt. Olympus

Islands

Climate – “Mediterranean”*long, hot, dry summers*mild winters*rain falls in the autumn and winter

Crops

Bakery and mill

Farming

Livestock

Homes

Families

Food

Clothes

Laws

“…innocent until proven guilty…”

Alphabet

21 letters – many used in English today

776 BC First Olympic Games

PompeiiMt. Vesivois exploded and destroyed the civilization of Pompeii in 79 AD.