The Greco-Roman World
... The Problem With Caesar • As Rome's borders expanded, politics became more volatile. • Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, defeats Pompey and Crassius (the first Triumvriate) and becomes master of Rome. ...
... The Problem With Caesar • As Rome's borders expanded, politics became more volatile. • Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, defeats Pompey and Crassius (the first Triumvriate) and becomes master of Rome. ...
The Building of an Empire
... A) Conquered Italy: By 264 BCE – Ruled all of Italy B) The Punic wars (264-146 BCE) Series of Three wars • Rome defeats major rival Carthage located in Northern Africa • Hannibal: Carthage General who crossed alps with army and elephants • After fierce battles, Rome destroyed Carthage and controlled ...
... A) Conquered Italy: By 264 BCE – Ruled all of Italy B) The Punic wars (264-146 BCE) Series of Three wars • Rome defeats major rival Carthage located in Northern Africa • Hannibal: Carthage General who crossed alps with army and elephants • After fierce battles, Rome destroyed Carthage and controlled ...
chapter 4 - Lone Star College
... The Gracchi brothers attempted to redistribute land and make jobs for the poor because a. They wanted to destroy the rich senatorial class b. They were from the plebeian class themselves c. The Roman army needed small citizen farmers and taxpayers to fill its ranks d. The Hellenistic ideal state cal ...
... The Gracchi brothers attempted to redistribute land and make jobs for the poor because a. They wanted to destroy the rich senatorial class b. They were from the plebeian class themselves c. The Roman army needed small citizen farmers and taxpayers to fill its ranks d. The Hellenistic ideal state cal ...
Study Guide for Early Rome and the Roman Republic Test
... Know the significance of the following dates: 753 BCE, 509 BCE, 31 BCE, AND 476 CE Roman Republic 1) Describe the government that the Romans establish in 509 BCE? Why was this government created? 2) How did the government of the Roman Republic become corrupt? What problems did they face at the end o ...
... Know the significance of the following dates: 753 BCE, 509 BCE, 31 BCE, AND 476 CE Roman Republic 1) Describe the government that the Romans establish in 509 BCE? Why was this government created? 2) How did the government of the Roman Republic become corrupt? What problems did they face at the end o ...
Social Studies Standard 7.1.1
... Social Problems-Rich started their our little towns called latifundia. This lead to poor having to be employed by the rich or join the army. Also there was a decline in the cities. A weaker army- Foreign recruit began to weaken the army. ...
... Social Problems-Rich started their our little towns called latifundia. This lead to poor having to be employed by the rich or join the army. Also there was a decline in the cities. A weaker army- Foreign recruit began to weaken the army. ...
Roman Art 1
... •we hear very little of specific artists who enjoyed individual fame •Probably looked upon their own time as a decline in art compared to Greece •Earlier seen by historians as just an extension of Greek art but now seen as a totally different style- great majority of Roman art is unsigned- could hav ...
... •we hear very little of specific artists who enjoyed individual fame •Probably looked upon their own time as a decline in art compared to Greece •Earlier seen by historians as just an extension of Greek art but now seen as a totally different style- great majority of Roman art is unsigned- could hav ...
The “Classical Era” in the West The Romans
... Christianity right before an important battle. Soon he proclaims religious freedom to Christians in the Roman Empire. By the end of the 4th century, Christianity was the official religion of the empire. ...
... Christianity right before an important battle. Soon he proclaims religious freedom to Christians in the Roman Empire. By the end of the 4th century, Christianity was the official religion of the empire. ...
Roman Achievements
... Roman Government • In 509 BC, the Romans overthrew the last Roman king and established a new form of government, known as a republic • The Romans created a republic to prevent any one person from gaining too much power. • They had a Senate, made up of 300 men, that made laws and selected two Consul ...
... Roman Government • In 509 BC, the Romans overthrew the last Roman king and established a new form of government, known as a republic • The Romans created a republic to prevent any one person from gaining too much power. • They had a Senate, made up of 300 men, that made laws and selected two Consul ...
The Roman Republic
... by she-wolves and decided to build a city near the spot they were abandoned by their father, the god Mars, and a Latin Princess. • Reality- spot was chosen due to it’s location and fertile soil. – Seven rolling hills located near the Tiber River in the center of the Italian Peninsula – Near the mid- ...
... by she-wolves and decided to build a city near the spot they were abandoned by their father, the god Mars, and a Latin Princess. • Reality- spot was chosen due to it’s location and fertile soil. – Seven rolling hills located near the Tiber River in the center of the Italian Peninsula – Near the mid- ...
Chapter 5 Republic and Empire
... Livy admitted that: "Events before Rome was born have come down to us in old tales with more of the charm of poetry than of sound historical record, and such traditions I propose neither to affirm nor refute." ...
... Livy admitted that: "Events before Rome was born have come down to us in old tales with more of the charm of poetry than of sound historical record, and such traditions I propose neither to affirm nor refute." ...
The Rome of Augustus Lecture XXI 24 April 2007 "God and Country
... "It is expedient that the gods exist, and so let us think they do." (Expedit esse deos et, ut expedit, esse putemus) –Ovid, Art of Love Bk. 1.637 (cf. Sourcebook 190). Religious figures and practices pervasive in Roman culture, but that fact makes them hard to interpret. For example, how could Roman ...
... "It is expedient that the gods exist, and so let us think they do." (Expedit esse deos et, ut expedit, esse putemus) –Ovid, Art of Love Bk. 1.637 (cf. Sourcebook 190). Religious figures and practices pervasive in Roman culture, but that fact makes them hard to interpret. For example, how could Roman ...
The Beginnings of Ancient Rome
... Senate. A civil war then erupted that lasted for several years. In 27 B.C., Caesar’s adopted son, Octavian, was named the first emperor of Rome. This marks the official beginning of the Roman Empire. An empire is a nation or group of territories ruled by a single, powerful leader, or emperor. As emp ...
... Senate. A civil war then erupted that lasted for several years. In 27 B.C., Caesar’s adopted son, Octavian, was named the first emperor of Rome. This marks the official beginning of the Roman Empire. An empire is a nation or group of territories ruled by a single, powerful leader, or emperor. As emp ...
Roman citizens
... service to the Roman republic (later, the empire). One could also buy citizenship, but at a very high price. Non-citizen troops were rewarded with Roman citizenship after their term of service. Their children also became citizens and could join the Roman legions. Rome gradually granted citizenship t ...
... service to the Roman republic (later, the empire). One could also buy citizenship, but at a very high price. Non-citizen troops were rewarded with Roman citizenship after their term of service. Their children also became citizens and could join the Roman legions. Rome gradually granted citizenship t ...
The Byzantine Empire - White Plains Public Schools
... The Byzantine Empire In this lesson, students will be able to identify significant characteristics of the Byzantine Empire. Students will be able to identify and/or define the following terms: Eastern Roman Empire Orthodox Christianity Byzantine Influence on Russia E. Napp ...
... The Byzantine Empire In this lesson, students will be able to identify significant characteristics of the Byzantine Empire. Students will be able to identify and/or define the following terms: Eastern Roman Empire Orthodox Christianity Byzantine Influence on Russia E. Napp ...
Ancient Spain 2 revised
... The earliest urban culture documented is that of the semi-mythical southern city of Tartessos, pre-1100 BCE. The seafaring Phoenicians, Greeks and Carthaginians successively settled along the Mediterranean coast and founded trading colonies there over a period of several centuries. Around 1100 BCE, ...
... The earliest urban culture documented is that of the semi-mythical southern city of Tartessos, pre-1100 BCE. The seafaring Phoenicians, Greeks and Carthaginians successively settled along the Mediterranean coast and founded trading colonies there over a period of several centuries. Around 1100 BCE, ...
File
... reaches of the earth, and goods from far-away places like China made their way to Roman markets as well. The famous Silk Road stretched from China to Roman markets in the Middle East. Major Roman exports included pottery, bronze, and cloth. Part 8: Religion and the Arts Originally, the Romans though ...
... reaches of the earth, and goods from far-away places like China made their way to Roman markets as well. The famous Silk Road stretched from China to Roman markets in the Middle East. Major Roman exports included pottery, bronze, and cloth. Part 8: Religion and the Arts Originally, the Romans though ...
Roman Achievements
... • The Romans began using a new solar calendar that was borrowed heavily from the Egyptian calendar and had been improved by the scholars of Alexandria. • This new calendar (called the “Julian calendar” after Julius Caesar) had 365 days and 1 extra day every fourth year. • July was named after Julius ...
... • The Romans began using a new solar calendar that was borrowed heavily from the Egyptian calendar and had been improved by the scholars of Alexandria. • This new calendar (called the “Julian calendar” after Julius Caesar) had 365 days and 1 extra day every fourth year. • July was named after Julius ...
Daqin
Daqin (Chinese: 大秦; pinyin: Dàqín; Wade–Giles: Ta4-ch'in2; alternative transliterations include Tachin, Tai-Ch'in) is the ancient Chinese name for the Roman Empire or, depending on context, the Near East, especially Syria. It literally means ""Great Qin"", Qin (Chinese: 秦; pinyin: Qín; Wade–Giles: Ch'in2) being the name of the founding dynasty of the Chinese Empire. Historian John Foster defined it as ""...the Roman Empire, or rather that part of it which alone was known to the Chinese, Syria.""