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ROMAN EMPIRE
Tonya L.
Shiny M.
Emily S.
ROMAN EMPIRE-SOCIAL STRUCTURES
Social Structures
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The social structure of
ancient Rome was based on
heredity, property, wealth,
citizenship and freedom. It
was also based around men:
women were defined by the
social status of their fathers
or husbands. Women were
expected to look after the
houses and very few had any
real independence.
Only the emperor was
allowed to wear a purple toga,
while senators could wear a
white toga with the latus
clavus, a broad purple stripe
along the edge.
ROMAN EMPIRE-SOCIAL
STRUCTURES(CONTINUED)
Social Structures
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Roman society also
involved a system of
patronage. Members
of the upper classes
called the patroni –
protected the
plebians, who became
their "cliens."
Patronage might
consist of money,
food, or legal help.
Traditionally, any
freed slaves became
the cliens of their
former owner.
ROMAN EMPIRE-GEOGRAPHY
Geography
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like the Greeks
peninsula the Italian
peninsula has hills and
mountains running
through it, but these hills
and mountains were not
nearly as rugged and
difficult to pass as those
of the Greeks.
The rivers that run
through the Italian
peninsula are relative
shallow making it easy to
cross .the position of the
Italian peninsula jutting
out into the middle of the
medderterainean sea.
ROMAN EMPIRE-RELIGION
Religion
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Religion was a less spiritual
experience than a contract
relationship between mankind
and the forces which were
believed to control people’s
experience and well-being.
Practical Attitude to religion as
to most things, which perhaps
explains why they themselves
had difficulty in taking to the
idea of a single, all seeing, all
powerful God.
Most religions has had some
required sacrifice.
Prayer was confusing matter
due to some gods having
multiple names and their sex
unknown.
ROMAN EMPIRE- ACHIEVEMENTS
Achievements
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vast empire, which spread over
three continents,
-The language of their army was
Latin, so too was it the language
of the governors and office
workers in the provinces of the
empire. Lasting witness to this
language which was once
spoken all over the ancient
empire, are the many languages
which in time developed from
it. French, Italian, Portuguese,
Rhaeto-Romantsch (spoken in
the Canton Grison in
Switzerland), Rumanian,
Spanish... All these languages
have developed out of Latin.
ROMAN EMPIRE-ECONOMICS
Economics
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Their gov. is a indirect
democracy or a republic
around 450bc the 12
tables were engraved,
listed all of the laws of
the roman republic
The roman republic
never developed into
anything complex. They
were a agrarian ad slave
based economy
Extensive trade routes
were established on land
and on sea
ROMAN EMPIRE- ECONOMICS(CONTINUED)
Economics
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Agriculture and trade
dominated roman
economic fortunes
only supplemented by
small scale industrial
production.
Farmers could donate
surplus crops to the
government in lieu of
a monetary tax
This allowed
republican and
imperial rulers to
gain popularity
ROMAN EMPIRE-POLITICS
Politics
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Senate composed of 600
magistrates and ex-magistrate,
served for life unless expelled
by censors.
Normally met in the building
called, Curia located in Roman
Forum,
Senate was chief governmental
body because it controlled the
public finance and foreign
affairs.
The republican government was
symbolized by the letter SPQR,
“the senate and the roman
people”.
Woman were prohibited from
holding political office.
SOURCES
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http://www.roman-empire.net/children/achieve.html
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http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/order.html
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Barbara F. McManus, The College of New Rochelle
[email protected]
www.
Icsd.k12.ny.us/legacy/highschool/socstud/global2_review/ancient_r
ome.htm
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www.unrv.com/economy.php
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http://www.roman-empire.net/religion/religion.html