* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
Download 45 Roman Empire
Constitutional reforms of Sulla wikipedia , lookup
Military of ancient Rome wikipedia , lookup
Ancient Roman architecture wikipedia , lookup
Senatus consultum ultimum wikipedia , lookup
Roman army of the late Republic wikipedia , lookup
Roman funerary practices wikipedia , lookup
Roman emperor wikipedia , lookup
Education in ancient Rome wikipedia , lookup
Early Roman army wikipedia , lookup
Slovakia in the Roman era wikipedia , lookup
Demography of the Roman Empire wikipedia , lookup
Culture of ancient Rome wikipedia , lookup
Food and dining in the Roman Empire wikipedia , lookup
Roman agriculture wikipedia , lookup
Travel in Classical antiquity wikipedia , lookup
Roman Republican governors of Gaul wikipedia , lookup
Roman historiography wikipedia , lookup
Romanization of Hispania wikipedia , lookup
Switzerland in the Roman era wikipedia , lookup
Constitutional reforms of Augustus wikipedia , lookup
Roman economy wikipedia , lookup
Roman Empire Roman Law Law was first codified by the Twelve Tables Comprised of a court system with lawyers and a judge Foundation for modern laws Julius Caesar Power hungry Roman Senator Conquers Gaul Veni, Vidi, Veci The Roman Senate grew jealous of Caesar and ordered him to return home Caesar marched on Rome with his army First Dictator The other consul, Pompey, lead an army against Caesar Caesar won the battle and anointed himself dictator Caesar was loved by the lower class, but hated by the nobles and Senate Caesar was betrayed and stabbed to death at the senate Augustus (63 BC-AD 14) originally named Octavian Caesar’s grandnephew and adopted son defeated rivals in civil wars after Caesar’s death became Rome’s 1st emperor started a 200-year period of prosperity called the Pax Romana (“Roman Peace”) Roman engineering roads Romans paved thousands of miles of roads that helped the empire communicate and expand Roman engineering roads Romans paved thousands of miles of roads that helped the empire communicate and expand the arch curved support structure can support more weight than the post and lintel Roman engineering roads Romans paved thousands of miles of roads that helped the empire communicate and expand the arch curved support structure can support more weight than the post and lintel concrete a construction material consisting of gravel, sand, water, and cement sturdy, lightweight, inexpensive Roman engineering roads Romans paved thousands of miles of roads that helped the empire communicate and expand the arch curved support structure can support more weight than the post and lintel concrete a construction material consisting of gravel, sand, water, and cement sturdy, lightweight, inexpensive aqueducts channels that carry water supplied Roman cities with large supplies of fresh water allowing them to expand The Colosseum The Pantheon Christianity During Pax Romana a religious leader named Jesus appears in the Middle East Jesus is executed by the Romans, but his teachings live on His follower, Paul spreads the teaching of Jesus throughout the Roman Empire Vesuvius volcano in southern Italy erupted in AD 79 destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum ruins provide information about daily life in the Roman Empire Late Empire Christians are persecuted throughout Rome Emperor Constantine converts to Christianity, allowing it to spread Empire is so large it is split in half Fall of Rome Internal and external pressure weaken Rome Germanic tribes attack the borders Atilla the Hun sweeps into Italy Western Empire Falls in 476 A.D. but Eastern half persists