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• Rome lies in the center of the Italian Peninsula and Italy is cut
off from the rest of Europe by the Alps Mountain Range.
• The landscape was far easier to manage than the Greeks,
meaning the soldiers were able to march from one end to the
other a lot easier than Greeks.
• Rome is said to be found by Romulus and Remus. The city of
Rome was named after Romulus after he won a deadly battle
against his brother.
• It was said to be formed around 800 B.C. on top of seven hills
near the Tiber River.
• They drained the swampy area that kept them apart and built
a forum. Forum as the center of government and religion with a
little business there too.
• First government was a monarchy. The king ruled anything and
everything with the help of priests, nobles, and a senate which
was made with Wealthy Aristocrats.
• Republic- The Romans grew tired of the King and decided to
overthrow him and go with a republic which gave people the
right to vote.
• The word republic comes from the word publica which means
public business.
• Italy already had many different cultures. People of Rome were
diverse.
• The early Greeks settled in the area and brought their culture
with them.
• The Etruscans were highly advanced in Rome and taught the
native people everything they needed to know to flourish.
• The basic unit of the army was the legion. About 5,000 troops
in each army and then broken into maniples.
• The army picked up things from other countries such as the
sword from Spain and the formation.
• They built roads so they could move faster.
• Rome’s government was governed by a constitution, or a set of
rules by which government if organized.
• They focused on a separation of powers, no one man have all
the power in the government.
• Power was also divided among three branches of government:
Assemblies, Senate, and Magistrates.
• Free Roman men were citizens of the Roman Republic. Sorry
Women.
• The symbol for citizenship was the toga, or garment that men
wore wrapped around the bodies.
• They had the right to a trial when accused and the right to vote.
• Two sides: Patricians, older families usually rich, and the
Plebeians, normal people who wanted political power.
• The assembly was the democratic part of the government. All
male citizens could participate in this part with electing officials
and passing laws. But they didn’t have as much power as the
senate,
• The Senate worked like an oligarchy. Made up of the wealthiest
and older Roman men. Chosen by the sensor. They were the
highest order of the Roman Government and ran the foreign
policy and how to spend the money in the city.
• Quaestors: dealt with money, Aedile: in charge of festivals and
maintain public buildings. Tribune: Protectors of Plebeians.
Praetor: Judge Cases, managed the city of Rome, and led the
armies. Consuls: top officials of Roman republic, presided of
senate and highest judges.
• Romans lived in a patriarchal society, meaning that men ruled
their families.
• The Father had all the power, such as owning property, slaves,
and who lived and who died.
• Women could own property and take place in society, but
couldn’t vote or hold public office.
• Rich Romans got there wealth through agriculture and banking
and lived in places called villas, or country homes.
• Slavery was very big in Rome, in the year 1b.c. there was
believed to be 40% of the population were slaves.
• Slaves would hold various jobs to mining and farming to
working in the house to even teaching school.
• They could buy their freedom If they saved up enough money.
• The most famous slave was Spartacus who led a major revolt
but was put down in the 70’s b.c.
• Romans got their religion mostly from other people such as
Greeks or the Etruscans.
• The government had an established religion, or official religion
supported by the government.
• The highest officials served as priest and the citizens tried to
please them in any way they could.
• They built temples, animal sacrifices, held games and build
home alters to worship the Gods.
• Jupiter: The mighty king of the gods. Roman God of the Sky,
thunderstorms, lightning, weather and air. Also god of law, order, justice,
governance and strength. Most important god of the Romans and usually
had the highest divine authority over other gods.
• Neptune: one of the brothers of Jupiter, one of the prime gods and ruler
of the seas. The patron of sailors and the protector of ships
• Juno: Queen of the Gods and wife of Jupiter. Goddess of Marriage
and Women. Protector and Counsellor of Rome.
• Mars: God of War, Spring and Justice. Patron of the Roman Legions and
divine father of Romulus and Remus.
• Venus: Goddess of Love and consort of Mars. Divine mother of Aeneas,
ancestor of the Romans.
• Bellona: Goddess of War, Conquest and Peace.
• Minerva: Goddess of Wisdom, Divine Counsel, Useful Arts and Crafts.
Unlike her Greek counterpart, Athena, she wasn't a war goddess.
• Janus: God of Beginnings, Endings, Transition, Doorways and Keys.
• Vesta: Goddess of the Home and the Hearth. Patron of Rome.
• When Romans fought against Carthage for control of the
western Mediterranean.
• Hannibal, Carthage’s most successful leader attacks and almost
destroys the Romans.
• Scipio- Roman General that attacks Carthage and defeats
Hannibal for the end of the Punic Wars.
• Roman troops burn Carthage to the ground and took control of
all land in western Mediterranean.
• This started the Roman Empire.
• Carthage was a city in North Africa that also controlled parts of
Spain and Sicily.
• Hannibal, Carthage's most successful general, led his city’s troops.
• In 218B.C.he launched a daring strike.
• Hannibal marched from Spain into Italy over the Alps mountains
with 40,000 soldiers and about 40 war elephants.
• In 204B.C., the Roman general, Scipo, crossed the sea into Africa,
his army then attacked Carthage.
• Corrupt Rulers were sent to govern the new lands, kill anybody
that sought to get in their way.
• Poor Romans were growing with overwhelming numbers. Tenant
farmers lost jobs.
• Gaius Marius- Great Consul that helped poor Romans to join
army and get jobs.
• Military Commanders were turning their armies against the
senate causing civil war, or war between groups in same
country.
• Julius Caesar- Powerful Military leader who took over Rome
and helped the poor. Died by stabbing from the senate on the
day call Ides of March, or March 15, 44 b.c.
• Octavian defeated Caesars enemies and created an empire
and called himself Augustus, or greatly honored one.
• Augustus- Brought peace to Rome after the civil wars. Shrank
the size of military, improved life for ordinary people, and
fought corruption.
• Trajan- New Territory,
• Hadrian- Travelled around the empire,
• Marcus Aurelius- Famous book of Philosophy.
• Nero- Persecuted Christians and killed for no reason.
• Pax Romana- Roman Peace from 30 B.C. to 180 A.D.
• Roman Roads- one old saying is, “All Roads Lead to Rome”
• Roman Roads were built to last. The paved roads extended more
than 50,000 miles which lead to cities and forts.
• The roads were built mainly so that soldiers could move from place
to place.
• Many people worked on the roads including military engineers,
stonemasons, and surveyors. Roman soldiers also worked on the
roads when they were not fighting.
• The roads helped make government and trade more efficient.
• Good roads from ports to large inland cities also helped supply
food.
• An aqueduct is a water supply or navigable channel constructed to convey water.
• The Roman aqueduct at Pont du Gard, near Nîmes, France, was and still is a very
important aqueduct; which was built between the late 1st century B.C. and the early
1st century A.D.
• The Roman aqueducts not only provided drinking water for the Romans, but indoor
sewer systems that carried water away from the city and also supplied the baths
and, other modern day household things, with abundant amounts of water.
• Architecture- They made things out of concrete instead of stone which was much
lighter. They built domes and arched bridges.
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The best preserved building from ancient Rome
built between 118 to 125 A.D. in the reign of Hadrian
Was a Roman temple dedicated to all the gods of Rome
The single round openings called an oculus located at the
highest point in the dome
• The oculus at the top of the Pantheon is 28 feet in diameter and
provides the only source of light for the interior.
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built around 70 A.D.
It is a multilevel system of vaults made of concrete
real name is the Flavian Amphitheater
used for staged battles between lions and Christians and
gladiators
• Rome did a lot of trading by sea which was safe after they
made a navy.
• The economy was based on farming. This is where people got
the money for public buildings.
• Crafts were also part of economy such as glass, pottery,
metalwork, and ships.
• They established one united currency so trading would be
easier.
• Art- Colorful mosaics brightened the floors, which were
designed with small tiles of glass, stone, or pottery.
• Roman Languages- Spanish, Italian, French, and Portuguese all
originated from Latin which was spoken throughout Europe.
• Oratory- Romans created the art of giving speeches, like Cicero
who spoke about politics.
• Virgil- Wrote and told the story Aeneid, a copy of the Illiad
and the Odyssey.
Juvenal- Wrote satires which made fun of the Roman Empire.
Seneca- Stoic writer who urged people to practice self- control.
Claudius Ptolemy- Famous astronomer and mathematician, wrote a
book on how to view the universe even though it was wrong, and
wrote about Geography and light as well.
Claudius Galen- Physician who cut open animals to study the
body.
• They enjoyed many events such as fights and athletic contest.
• Gladiators- Men who fought one another for entertainment
usually to the death. Fought in the Coliseum.
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/when-rome-
ruled/videos/gladiator-training-camp/
• Sometimes it would teams of Gladiators and then other times
there would be water battles so the gladiators could fight naval
battles.
• Chariot Races- Held in Circus Maximus, Romans would race
chariots pulled by horses.
• Roman Law- Twelve Tables- Laws about Roman Life but
significant because it was written down.
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Problems, including civil wars and foreign
invasions, led to the decline of the Roman
empire.
The Roman empire was divided into eastern
and western halves, each with its own
emperor.
The western half of the Roman empire
collapsed while the eastern half survived.
Military commanders began
challenging emperors.
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A series of civil wars broke out.
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Septimus Severus tried unsuccessfully
to restore peace.
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More civil wars occurred.
Two Important Emperors
Diocletian
• split the empire into two halves
• reorganized the imperial government into two
co-emperors with junior emperors for support
• restored peace on the frontier
• persecuted Christians
Constantine
• made Christianity a legal religion in the empire
• started to build a new capital for the eastern
empire, in the city now called Constantinople
How did the fall of the Roman empire lead to
movement of all sorts?