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By: Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley H.S. Chappaqua, NY By: Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley H.S. Chappaqua, NY

This document provides an overview of the history and geography of ancient Rome from its founding in 750 BCE to the fall of the Western Roman Empire. It discusses Rome's transition from a monarchy to a republic, the influence of the Etruscans, the establishment of consuls and assemblies, and the creation of laws to protect plebeians. Key events included the expansion of the empire under military leaders like Julius Caesar and emperors like Augustus, the rise of Christianity, and later divisions and invasions that contributed to Rome's decline. The legacy of Rome's government, law, language, engineering and architecture continued to influence Europe for centuries.

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By: Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley H.S. Chappaqua, NY By: Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley H.S. Chappaqua, NY

This document provides an overview of the history and geography of ancient Rome from its founding in 750 BCE to the fall of the Western Roman Empire. It discusses Rome's transition from a monarchy to a republic, the influence of the Etruscans, the establishment of consuls and assemblies, and the creation of laws to protect plebeians. Key events included the expansion of the empire under military leaders like Julius Caesar and emperors like Augustus, the rise of Christianity, and later divisions and invasions that contributed to Rome's decline. The legacy of Rome's government, law, language, engineering and architecture continued to influence Europe for centuries.

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By: Susan M.

Pojer
Horace Greeley H.S. Chappaqua, NY
The Geography of Rome
Italy in 750 BCE
Influence of the Etruscans
 Writing
 Religion
 The Arch
The Mythical Founding of
Rome:
Romulus & Remus
Republican Government
2 Consuls
(Rulers of Rome)

Senate
(Representative body for patricians)

Tribal Assembly
(Representative body for plebeians)
The Twelve Tables, 450 BCE

 Providing political and social


rights for the plebeians.
The Roman Forum
Rome’s Early Road System
Roman Roads:
The Appian Way
Roman Aqueducts
The Roman Colosseum
The Colosseum Interior
Circus Maximus
Carthaginian Empire
Hannibal’s Route
Reform Leaders
 Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus

• the poor should be given grain


and small plots of free land.

Military Reformer
 Gaius Marius

• recruited an army from the poor


and homeless.
• professional standing army.
Civil War & Dictators

Julius Caesar

Pompey
Crossing the Rubicon, 49 BC

The Die is Cast!


The First Triumvirate

 Julius Caesar

 Marcus Licinius Crassus

 Gaius Magnus Pompey


Beware the Ides of March!
44 BCE
The Second Triumvirate

 Octavian Augustus

 Marc Antony

 Marcus Lepidus
Octavian Augustus:
Rome’s First Emperor
The First Roman
Dynasty
Pax Romana: 27 BCE – 180 CE
The Greatest Extent of the
Roman Empire – 14 CE
The Rise of Christianity
St. Paul:
Apostle to the Gentiles
The Spread of Christianity
Imperial Roman Road System
The Empire in Crisis: 3c
Diocletian Splits the
Empire in Two: 294 CE
Constantine: 312 - 337
Constantinople: “The 2nd
Rome” (Founded in 330)
Barbarian Invasions: 4c-5c
Attila the Hun:
“The Scourge of God”
Byzantium:
The Eastern Roman Empire
The Byzantine Empire
During the Reign of Justinian
The Byzantine Emperor
Justinian
The Legacy of Rome
 Republic Government
 Roman Law
 Latin Language
 Roman Catholic Church
 City Planning
 Romanesque Architectural Style
 Roman Engineering
• Aqueducts
• Sewage systems
• Dams
• Cement
• Arch

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