rome: from village to empire
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Rome: From Village to Empire. c. 750 BCE: Latins (tribe) settle what becomes Rome. See Rome Expand!. Let’s Talk Topography and Geography. peninsula. mountains. rivers. Rome is west of Apennines Mts: more fertile land & river access. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Rome: From Village to
Empire
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c. 750 BCE: Latins (tribe) settle what becomes Rome
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See Rome Expand!
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Let’s Talk Topography and Geography
peninsula mountains rivers
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Rome is west of Apennines Mts: more fertile land & river access
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The early Romans were mostly…
farmers
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c. 600 BCE:
Etruscans Conquer Rome…
…Romans adopt Etruscan alphabet, art, gods, building techniques (including the arch)
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In 509 BCE...
…the Romans overthrew the Etruscans
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It’s interesting to note that this was the precise time that we think of Greece as entering its Classical Era.
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Unlike the Athenians, who had a direct or participatory democracy, the Romans established a representative democracy, or, a REPUBLIC…
…like we have today
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Roman Social Structure in the Republic
Patricians: wealthy landowners and office-holders
Plebeians: farmers, artisans, traders…could vote but not hold political office
Slaves: mostly prisoners of war…not citizens…no rights
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Roman Religion
Polytheistic: belief in more than one god
Absorbed gods of others…including the Greeks
Lots of public festivals
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Roman Women
Educated just like boys
Could NOT vote, but could testify in court
Gained property rights
More influence in family than Greek women
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451 BCE: First Roman Law CodeTWELVE carved stone tablets
(Take that, Moses!)
THE TWELVE TABLES
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Gradually, the Romans began to expand their control…
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…until they had conquered the entire Italian peninsula plus the islands of Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily
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As they expanded their control…
…the Romans built an excellent network of roads
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Here’s how they built them:
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Their road system is one of the Romans’ greatest achievements
Why do you think they built them?
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Right! The Roman Road System
Allowed easy military transport
Enabled trade and commerce
Helped unify expanding Roman territories
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Back to Roman expansion…who do you think would be a likely rival for control of the Mediterranean Sea?
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Right again!Carthage!!
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Between 264-146 BCE the Romans fought three wars with Carthage, known as the Punic Wars.
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Rome won…and went on to conquer the rest of the Mediterranean world.
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The period 27 BCE-180 AD (the last two maps) is known as the:
PAX ROMANA
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During this period:
o Romans thought they were the entire civilized world
o The population of the city of Rome reached 1 million
o Trade increased, bringing a wealth of resources into Rome
o The arts flourished
o Rome enjoyed military dominance
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Well, that’s it for our quick overview of Rome’s journey from small village to huge empire. Over the next few weeks we will concentrate on the following:
the influence of Greek culture upon the Romans
Roman contributions to politics, technology and the arts
the rise of Christianity within the Roman Empire
reasons for the decline and collapse of the Empire
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The Gate of Volterra:First known Archway in
History!
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http://www.history.com/topics/julius-caesar/videos#coliseum-deconstructed
The Colosseum
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ROMULUS AND REMUS
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Gallery of famous Romans
Julius Caesar
Marc Antony with Egyptian Queen Cleopatra (Hollywood style)
Octavian (“Augustus”)
http://www.history.com/topics/julius-caesar/videos#cleopatras-demise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFAblvgTGzw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BZyZ-__6z4&feature=related
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