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ANCIENT ROME
MILITARY
Clarifying Objectives
 6G.1.2. Explain the factors that influenced
the movement of people, goods, ideas and
the effects of that movement on societies
& regions over time (e.g. scarcity of
resources, conquests, desire for wealth,
diseases & trade)
 6H.2.3. Explain how innovation and or
technology transformed civilizations,
societies & regions over time (e.g.
agricultural technology, weaponry,
transportation & communication)
 6E.1.2. Explain how quality of life is
impacted by economic choices of
civilizations, societies & regions
Essential Questions
 What motivated Ancient Rome to move from
place to place?
 Poor economic choices led regular Roman
citizens to have what?
 What caused the downfall of Ancient Rome?
 How did Roman soldiers building roads
TRANSFORM Ancient Rome?
The Glorious Roman Military
 The Roman
Military
consisted of 2
parts
 The first part
was called the
Roman Legion
 The second part
was called the
Auxilia
 The United States
Military is
modeled after the
Ancient Roman
Military
Roman Legion
 The Roman
Legion was a
powerful army
of the citizens
of Rome
 You could only
be a member of
this army if you
were a citizen
of Rome & not if
you were a
member of a
conquered state
 Each individual
member of this
army was called
a Centurion
Roman Legion Commander
 Most famous
Roman Legion
Commander
 Responsible for
expansion of
much of the
Roman Empire
Expansion
 Very powerful
in Roman
Political
circles
 Key historical
figure because
he EXPANDED the
Roman Empire
and brought
glory to Rome
Expanding Roman Empire
 Main goal of every Roman Caesar
 Made Rome look vastly powerful the
more territory it took over
 Eventual DOWNFALL of Rome
Stealing Resources
 Along with
Expanding
Roman Empire
Roman Legion
Centurions job
was to GATHER
RESOURCES
from other
lands
 These
resources
were needed
to make
WEAPONS & PAY
FOR ROMAN
MILITARY
Auxilia Army
 The Roman
Auxilia Army
was for those
men who
wanted to
fight for
Rome but
they were
from a
captured
state
 These men
could earn
citizenship if
they were
brave &
fought well
Protecting Rome
 Because the
Roman Emperors
were so brutal
to their
enemies, their
enemies were
constantly
trying to
attack Rome
 The Roman
Military had to
get to the
boarders of the
Roman Empire to
protect it from
getting to the
center of Rome
Protecting Rome’s Boarders
 This was the
job of the
Roman
Legions
 The Roman
Legions was
the premier
fighting
force of
Rome
 They
protected
the boarders
from Rome’s
many, many,
many enemies
Roman Military Culture
 The Roman Army was
much like the
United States
Marines of today
 They operated on
the basis of group
cohesion
(togetherness)
 The object was
binding together to
form effective
fighting units
rather than
individual bravery
Roman Military Culture
 Troops were
directed to
always stay in
formation
despite the
chaos around
them until
they received
an order from
their
commander
 They fought
together much
like the
ancient
Spartans at
Thermopylae
Loyalty & Pride
 Loyalty was
always to the
Cesar & the
Roman
Democratic
Republic
 Pride was to the
Centurions unit
they belonged
to
 Centurions
would keep
track of how
many enemies
they killed as a
unit
Roman Legion Garrisons
 The Roman
Legions stayed
in garrisons
which were
military
barracks
until they
were called on
for battle
 At these
garrisons
they would
just hang out
and play games
until they
were called to
battle
Roman Weapons
 Each Roman
Centurion was
equipped with…
 Cassis (helmet)
 Lorica
Segmentata
(Armor)
 Gladius
(Sword)
 Pilium (Spear)
 Scutum
(Shield)
 Shovel
 Red Battle
Cloak
 Sandals
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THE MONEY PROBLEM
 During the
times of
expansion of
the Roman
Empire the
military was a
source of
income $$
 They plundered
the lands that
they conquered
taking all
wealth for the
Democratic
Republic of
Rome
THE MONEY PROBLEM
 Towards the end of the
Roman Empire however
because each member of
the Legion earned a
salary as a professional
soldier the military
became very expensive
 Up to half of the funds
raised were used on the
Roman Military
 The Roman Republic could
not afford to pay the
more than 3 million
soldiers it had in the
military
Roman Quality of Life
 Citizens of Rome had a
poor QUALITY OF LIFE
because Rome spent so
much money on the
military
 Because the money was
spent on military
expanding territory
there was no money for
the citizens of Rome
 Poor ECONOMIC CHOICES
led to Poor quality of
life
 QUALITY OF LIFE WAS BAD
Soldiers & Builders
 Centurions were
also great
builders
 To be part of the
Roman Legion you
needed to be able
to build
 Roman Legion
Centurions were
actually formally
trained on how to
build certain
structures & how
to build them
quickly
Soldiers & Builders
 Soldiers
built a huge
network of
roads to
connect all
the city
states of
the Roman
Empire
 They also
constructed
bridges for
military use
& siege
materials
such as
chariots
Soldiers & Builders
 Soldiers built a
huge network
of roads to
connect all the
city states of
the Roman
Empire
 They also
constructed
bridges for
military use &
siege materials
such as chariots
Location of the Legions
 There were 27 Roman
Legions that made up
the Roman Army
 They were split up to
cover the different
boarders of the Roman
Empire
 This was so they could
either expand the
Roman Empire or
fight off rebellions
from the enemies of
Rome
Military Supply Logistics
 The Roman Military
had a intricate
network of supplying
their troops so that
even though the
Empire stretched so
far in each direction
the Legions always
had their food &
supplies
 The Roman Empire
utilized their vast
network of roads to
get the supplies
there every 30 days
Downfall of Rome
 EXPANSION WAS
THE DOWNFALL
OF ANCIENT
ROME
 Rome became
so large and
made so many
enemies that
they didn’t
have enough
soldiers to
protect it’s
vast borders
Downfall of Rome
 Rome made
many, many
enemies
through
expanding
their empire
through
conquest
 These enemies
eventually
would come
across
unguarded
borders to
attack Rome
Rome is Sacked
 August 24th 410 A.D. Rome
is sacked and
destroyed
 King Alaric of the
Visigoths sacks Rome
 Many of the troops
were Auxilia Army
that had seen Roman
Centurions kill their
family members and
were getting revenge
 Rome is destroyed
because it got too
large and EXPANDED
TOO MUCH
Important Points
 6G.1.2. (Factors that
caused movement)
Rome’s main goal was
to expand the empire.
Their factors of
movement were
CONQUEST, DESIRE OF
WEALTH, SCARCITY OF
RESOURCES
 6G.1.2. (Factors that
caused movement) Too
much expansion too
quickly led to the
downfall of Ancient
Rome
 6E.1.2. (Quality of
Life) Rome’s POOR
ECONOMIC choices
led to a poor
QUALITY OF LIFE
for Roman
citizens
 6E.1.2. (Quality of
Life) Rome Spent
too much MONEY
on military &
not enough money
on their citizens