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Bellringer
• What is the difference between a
republic and a democracy?
Agenda
1. Groups/ Dates
2. Collapse of the Republic
3. Project time
Groups 6th
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Afreen, Kevin, Beyza
Jeovanny, Chloe, Margaret
Amber, Noah, Veronica
Anthony, Audrey
Jose, Judith, Victoria
Valeria, Rebecca, Hector
Valerie, Darlin, Phu
Groups 7th
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Nardin, Angel, Nailah
Liana, Yaseera, Melvin
Iris, Alexis, Anand
Daulton, Khizer, Jessica
Kevin, Elizabeth, Steve
Samantha, Wesley, Lorenzo
Andrew, Kensy, Lisa
Group 8th
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Jillian, Mack, Kathryn
Cruz, Nabeeha, Brandon
Vanessa, Eric, Justin
Colin, Vy, Mohammad
Jose, Alida, Allen
Jessica, Fahim, Brian
Dates
• Your Rome unit test will be Feb 21st
• Your timeline will ALSO be due the
21st (you will have the whole class
before to work on it)
• Your individual project will be due
Feb 27th
Objectives
Students will be able to…
46. Analyze the events leading to the
collapse of the Republic.
Objective #46
Social Conflict
• Expansion creates wealth, but it is
not equally distributed
• Poor soldiers feel they should get
more, or have to fight less
• Rome soon finds that this empire
thing is tough work!
The Republic Collapses
• Rome conquered a lot of land:
–More wealth, more slaves
• Rich owned large farms worked by
slaves and got richer
• Poor got…nothing
• Generals recruited poor men for their
personal armies – loyal to individuals,
not to Rome
Slaves Rebel
• Slaves revolted and escaped
–They were often used as gladiators for
entertainment
–They were armed and trained by their
masters!
• Three slave wars between 135BC and
71BC
–The 3rd was led by Spartacus
Mr. Poth’s Rule of
World History #8
Conquering is easy, governing
is hard
Ice Cube Corollary: Governin’ ain’t easy,
but it’s necessary
Previously, in history…
• Expansion  social conflict
• Unemployed soldiers and rich
generals  private armies
• Slave revolts  Spartacus
The Gracchi
• Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
–Tribunes who tried to help the
poor
–Both assassinated
–Results in civil war
Powerful Generals
• Generals now controlled Rome
–Still a Republic in name, but the
generals owned the government
• Politics in Rome was: bribery,
nepotism, abuse of power, physical
violence
Discussion Question
• Was military expansion good for the
Roman Republic?
Get these out
• You will need your vocab sheet
• Rules of world history
• Project packet
The Triumvirate
• Pompey and Marcus Crassus, generals
who defeated Spartacus, took power
• Julius Caesar, an aristocrat, politician,
and general, joined forces with Pompey
and Crassus in 60 BC
–The three ruled Rome for 10 years
• Caesar served as consul and then went
to lead an army in Gaul
Caesar in Gaul
Another Popular
General
• Caesar’s campaign in Gaul was
successful and very popular
• Crassus died, and Pompey began to
fear Caesar’s popularity
–Pompey disbanded Caesar’s army
–Another set of allies became
enemies
Crossing the Rubicon
• Julius Caesar refused to send his army
home. Instead, he led them into Italy
• The line dividing Italy from Caesar’s area
of Gaul was the Rubicon River
• In 49 BC, Caesar “crossed the Rubicon”
and declared war on Rome
–“The die is cast”
Mr. Poth’s Rule of
World History #9
There can be only one!
Caesar as Dictator
• Caesar’s army defeated Pompey’s all
over the Mediterranean
–“Veni, vidi, vici”
• He was appointed dictator in 46 BC
–Dictator for Life in 44 BC
Et tu, Brute?
• Senators rejected the rule of a tyrant
and murdered Caesar
–March 15, 44 BC – “the Ides of
March”
• Led by Marcus Brutus and Gaius
Cassius
Second Triumvirate
• After the assassination, civil war
• Mark Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian
joined forces against the assassins
–Formed the Second Triumvirate
• Any predictions?
Mr. Poth’s Rule of
World History #9
There can be only one!
Octavian
• Caesar’s grandnephew and adopted
son, his chosen successor
• Became an emperor
–Forced Lepidus to retire
–Declared war on Mark Antony, who
fell in love with Cleopatra in Egypt
• Defeated them in 31 BC
Emperor for the Empire
• Octavian took the title Augustus:
“exalted one”
• Continued to have a senate, but
ruled as emperor until his death
• The Republic was dead – long live the
Roman Empire!