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The Rise & Fall of Rome
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753-509BCE
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Founding myth
(753BCE)
Etruscan Kings
(753BCE – 509BCE)
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Founding Myth
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Rhea was a princess married to Mars,
the Roman god of war.
Rhea and Mars had twin sons named
Romulus and Remus.
Other gods were jealous and plotted
to kill the twins. The guards sent the
twins down a stream of water.
They would have died if it weren’t for a
she wolf who suckled them and
looked after them.
When the twins were adults they
returned to the town and stayed there
for a couple of days.
They then went back to where the she
wolf lives and started building some
settlement.
They decided to build a city but got
into a fight over who would be top
king. Romulus got angry and killed
Remus with a rock.
He became the first king of Rome.
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Etruscan Kings
Romulus
Numa Pompillus
Tullus Hostilius
Ancus Marcius
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus
Servious Tullius
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
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Romulus
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Romulus built Rome upon Palatine hill.
He permitted all men to come to Rome without
distinction to build.
A legend suggests that Romulus fought with his twin
brother Remus over where to settle Rome and
eventually Romulus killed his brother.
Romulus faced a problem of too many men and no
woman. (He abducted woman from nearby Sabine
which sparked a war between Sabine and Rome.)
Romulus selected 100 wealthy and noble men to form a
senate.
During the war the woman asked for peace and peace
was given. So much peace was apparent between the
two armies that Romulus and the Sabine king ruled
together and adopted each other’s ways of living.
Towards the end of Romulus’ reign he became more
autocratic and according to legend the public got angry
at him being more autocratic and not letting the people
decide. He mysteriously disappeared after this.
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Numa Pompillus 716BCE – 673BCE
• After the “death” of Romulus
there was a 1 year period in
which the 10 men from the
senate governed Rome.
• Numa Pompillus’ reign was a
very peaceful reign. He reigned
for 43 years and established
truces between different armies
and built temples.
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Tullus Hostilius 673BCE – 642BCE
• This king was about war,
he didn’t respect the gods
and he wagered war
against neighbours.
• His reign lasted 31 years.
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Ancus Marcius 640BCE – 616BCE
• He was a peaceful king
and he only fought war
when he had to defend.
• He built Rome’s first
prison.
• He died a natural death
(reigned for 25 years)
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Lucius Tarquinnus Priscus 616BCE –
579BCE
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Fifth king on Rome
He was a war king and took over
neighbouring area’s and brought great
wealth to the city
He doubled the size of Rome and he
doubled the size of the Senate bringing the
number to 200.
He built great monuments and he built
Rome’s sewer system
He also founded the ‘Roman Games’
Priscus built a giant stadium called Circus
Maximus used for Chariot racing.
He was killed after 38 years of reign.
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Servious Tullius 578BCE – 535BCE
• He fought successful wars,
he built the first walls to
encircle Rome
• He split everyone up into
five groups based on
wealth
• Only those who were
wealthy were able to vote.
• He was killed by an
assassination led by her
daughter and her husband.
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Lucius Tarquinnus Superbus
535BCE – 509BCE
• Seventh and final king of
Rome
• Lots of wars and violence
to try and control Rome
• There was a revolution
against the king and he
got expelled from Rome
• This marked the
beginning of the Roman
republic. This would last
500 years
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27BCE-476CE
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First Laws
449 BCE
Punic Wars
264-146BCE
First Road
312 BCE
Julius Caesar
44BCE
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First Laws
• The laws played a big part in
Roman society and they were
written on stones, the laws include:
– Females shall remain in guardianship
even when they have attained their
majority (except Vestal Virgins).
– A spendthrift is forbidden to exercise
administration over his own goods.
– It is permitted to gather fruit falling
down on another man's farm.
– If any person has sung or composed
against another person a song such as
was causing slander or insult to
another, he shall be clubbed to death.
– Quickly kill a dreadfully deformed child.
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First Road 312BCE
• The road enabled the transmissions of
information much easier and messages could
be sent.
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Punic Wars 264BCE – 146BCE
• The largest war that had ever
taken place, the war was
between Rome and Carthage.
The main cause was because
Rome was trying to expand
into Sicily.
• By the end of the 3rd Punic
war after 100 years of fighting
there was a loss of many
lives but Rome conquered the
Carthage Empire and
completely destroyed the city.
• This gave Rome a high status
and high power.
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Julius Caesar 44BCE
• Julius Caesar defeats
Pompeii in a civil war
and becomes the
supreme ruler of
Rome, this is the end
of the Roman
Republic
• Julius Caesar is
assassinated.
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27BCE-476CE
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Imperial Rome 27BCE-476CE
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Augustus
27 BCE
Earthquake
68AD
Colosseum
80AD
Hadrian’s Wall
122AD
Christianity
380AD
Rome Splits
395AD
Germanic people
410AD
End Ancient Rome
476 AD
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Augustus 27BCE
• He names himself Augustus which means first
emperor
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Earthquake 68AD
• Earthquake damaged
Pompeii and
prompted the
eruption of Mount
Vesuvius
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Colosseum 80AD
• The colosseum was built in
80AD
• It was an important
political tool of an
emperor. Emperors used
the Colosseum to entertain
the public with games.
• The arena was used for
contests well into the 6th
century, with the
gladiatorial fights in early
5th century.
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Hadrian’s Wall 122AD
• Hadrian wall
was built across
north England
to keep the
Barbarians out
of Rome.
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Christianity 380AD
• Theodosius I
proclaims
Christianity to
be the sole
religion.
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Rome splits 395AD
• Rome splits into 2 empires the Western and
the Eastern.
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Germanic People take over
• In 410AD the Visigoths sack Rome and take
over Rome
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End of Ancient Rome 476 AD
• The last Roman emperor is defeated by
German Goth.
• This marked the of the western Roman empire
and fall of ancient Rome
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Barbarians
Economic
Factors
Disease
Environment
Slaves
Power of Church
Lack of New
Technology
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Barbarians
• The romans began to
trust the barbarians
and they betrayed
the Romans.
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Disease
• Disease swept through Rome and killed half
the population in 265AD
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Environment
• Environmental degradation, the Romans were
wiping out the trees and there was a lack of
water and animals.
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Power of Church
• With the rise of religion the church leaders
became more powerful and took power away
from the true leaders.
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Slaves
• The use of slaves put people out of work.
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Economic Factors
• Increase in prices and lack of circulating
currency meant that people were living in
poverty
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Lack of New Technology
• They weren’t investing in new technology.
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The Rise & Fall of Rome
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Bibliography
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https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=7aLsXEqPX0Q
http://www.historylearning
site.co.uk/a_history_of_an
cient_rome.htm
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=2nupoMDXzPE
Arkadiy Deliev
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Arkadiy Deliev
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Date Published
November 21st 2013
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