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The Ancient ROMANS timeline
Ancient Times - Trojans live in Troy (Turkey)
Trojan War/ Aeneis and family found/establish Rome
Julius Caesar rules Rome
Battle of Actium (Octavian vs. Mark Antony)
Emperor Augustus / The Pax Romana
The Fall of Rome (barbarians / split)
The Ancient Romans
-The Trojan War
The Achaeans (ancient Greeks) and the Trojans (ancient
Romans) fought in Anatolia around 1200 B.C. The Achaeans
tricked the Trojans using the Trojan Horse. Aeneis and his
family fled Troy and established a new settlement in Italy
which became Rome.
The Roman Senate
The Roman form of government that developed was called
the Roman Senate. Originally the senate was run only by the
patricians who were wealthy noblemen. Each year, the senate
chose two consuls to lead the senate together.
The Struggle of the Orders
Eventually the plebians, or common people, grew tired of
being ruled by the wealthy patricians. They staged a strike-like
protest by moving out of Rome and setting up camp nearby.
The patricians were forced to compromise and give the
plebians representatives in the Roman Senate.
The Twelve Tables of Law
The patricians and plebians
also agreed that their laws
and rules should be written
down and made public so
that they were known by
everyone and could not be
secretly changed.
They
called these original written
laws, the Twelve Tables of
Law.
ROME - Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar began as a soldier and
general in the Roman Legion. He
was well-known and well-liked by
the Roman people. The Roman
Senate first sent him to conquer the
Gauls to the north of Rome. They
later sent him to explore presentday Germany and Great Britain.
But eventually, Caesar wanted to
return to Rome to pursue politics.
This worried some senators. They
ordered him to disband his army or not return to Rome. He
disobeyed, crossed the Rubicon River, and a short civil war
began during which Caesar became emperor of Rome.
ROME - Julius Caesar
Caesar ruled as emperor for many years in Rome. He made
some improvements and reforms. But eventually, some
younger senators (Cassius and Brutus) wanted to seize (take)
power for themselves and Caesar was murdered in the
senate chamber.
Octavian vs. Mark Antony
When Caesar was murdered, two men were set to take the
throne of Rome, his nephew, Octavian, and a popular
general Mark Antony. They agreed to share rule of the
empire, but this did not last for long...
Octavian
Mark Antony
The Battle of Actium
Mark Antony went to Egypt and fell in love with Cleopatra.
The two made plans to invade Rome. When Octavian heard
of the plan, he sent his navy to respond. The two parts of
Rome faced off in an epic sea battle. In the end, Octavian
won and was crowned Emperor Augustus, the sole ruler of
Rome.
The Roman Legion
Rome built a strong army called the Roman Legion. The
soldiers were called Legionnaires. Rome expanded to control a
vast empire surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
The Roman Legion
Rome learned many military techniques from the people they
conquered such as the testudo or tortoise formation.
The Roman Legion
Rome learned about many different weapons from their
enemies as well like the scorpion and the ballista.