Download Roman Numeral Outline (RNO)

Roman Numeral Outline (RNO)
When making an RNO, use the following format.
Red titles = Roman Numerals (I, II, III…)
Blue subtitles = Capital letters (A, B, C…)
Details of subtitles = Arabic numbers (1, 2, 3…)
Sub details= Lower case letters (a, b, c…)
Reminders:
For every A, there must be a B.
For every 1, there must be a 2.
For every a, there must be a b.
Example from 7:1 (pp.210-215)
The Roman Republic
I.
Rome’s Geography
A. Geographical Advantages
1. Hills for defense
2. Fertile soil for farming
3. Tiber River for water source
B. The Etruscans
1. First settlement in Rome begins in the 900s B.C.
2. Etruscans take power in Rome around 300 B.C.
a. origin unknown
b. ruled by monarchy
c. overthrown in 509 B.C. by Romans
3. Etruscan culture has a significant impact on the Roman culture
II.
Romans Form a Republic
A. How the Republic Worked
1. Republic-government where citizens select their leaders
2. Consuls- two chief officials
a. limited power
b. powered divided equally between the two
c. veto power
d. beginning in 367 B.C. one had to be a plebeian
3. The senate = most powerful part of the Roman Republic
a. initially, all senate members were patricians
B.
C.
III.
b. dominated by patricians until 367 B.C.
4. Patrician-member of Rome’s wealthy class
5. Plebeian-ordinary Roman citizen
6. Dictator could rule the republic for six months in an emergency
Patricians v. Plebeians
1. Gains from conquests cause problems between the wealthy and ordinary
citizens of Rome
2. Plebeian farmers found themselves w/o work
a. Plebeians refuse to fight in the army
b. Patricians agree to a written code of law (Twelve Tables)
Master of the Mediterranean
1. Rome conquers other territories through a policy called imperialism
2. Imperialism – taking control of foreign lands and people
a. Carthage
b. Spain
c. Greece
d. Gaul (France)
The Decline of the Republic
A. Rise of Julius Caesar
1. Conquered much of Gaul
2. Caesar vs. senate
a. Caesar wins
b. Takes power as dictator in 48 B.C.
3. 45 B.C. becomes only consul
4. 44 B.C. dictator for life
a. Caesar makes many reforms
b. Resentment begins to grow towards Caesar’s power
B. Death of a Dictator
1. March 15, 44 B.C. Caesar is assassinated by a group of senators
2. Assassination is a result of Caesar’s greed for power
C. From Republic to Empire
1. Civil war breaks out after Caesar’s death
2. Octavian comes to power after 13 years
a. Caesar’s great-nephew/adopted son
b. Given title of Augustus by senate
c. first emperor of Rome
3. Roman Empire is born with Augustus’s rule