The Rome Empire : Rome From Village to Empire

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1. Rome: From
Village to Empire

3. 750 BCE: Latin (tribe) settle what becomes Rome

4. See Rome Expand!

6. Let’s Talk Topography and Geography
peninsulamountains rivers

7. Rome is westof Apennines Mts: more fertile land & river access

8. The early Romans were mostly…
farmers

9. c. 600 BCE:
EtruscansConquer
Rome…
…Romans adopt
Etruscan alphabet,
art, gods, building
techniques (including
the arch)

10. In 509
BCE...
…the
Romans
overthrew
the
Etruscans

11. It’s interesting to note that this was the precise time
that we think of Greece as entering its Classical Era.

12. Unlike the Athenians, who had a director participatory
democracy, the Romans established a representative
democracy, or, a REPUBLIC…
…like we have today

13. Roman Social Structure in the Republic
Patricians: wealthy landowners and office-holders
Plebeians: farmers, artisans, traders…could vote but
not hold political office
Slaves: mostly prisoners of war…not
citizens…no rights

14. RomanReligion
Polytheistic: belief in more
than one god
Absorbed gods of
others…including the Greeks
Lots of public festivals

16. The Romans were polytheistic, meaning they honored many gods and
goddesses. These deities represented various aspects of life, nature,
and human affairs.

17. Roman Women
Educated just like mans
Could NOTvote, but could testify in
court
Gained property rights
More influence in family than Greek women

18. Roman women

19. 451 BC: First Roman Law Code
TWELVE carved stone tablets
(Take that, Moses!)
THE TWELVE TABLES

21. Gradually, the
Romans began
to expand their
control…

22. …until they had conquered the entire Italian peninsula
plus the islands of Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily

23. As they expanded
their control…
…the Romans built
an excellent network
of roads

24. Here’s how they built them:

25. Their road system is one of the Romans’
greatest achievements
Why do you think they built them?

26. Right! The Roman Road System
Allowed easy military transport
Enabled trade and commerce
Helped unify expanding Roman territories

28. Back to Roman expansion…who do you think
would be a likely rival for control of the
Mediterranean Sea?

29. Right again!
Carthage!!

30. Between 264-146 BCE the Romans
fought three wars with Carthage,
known as the Punic Wars.

31. Rome won…and went on to conquer the rest of the
Mediterranean world.

35. The period 27 BCE-180 AD (the last two maps) is
known as the:
PAX ROMANA

36. During this period:
oRomans thought they were the entire civilized world
oThe population of the city of Rome reached 1 million
oTrade increased, bringing a wealth of resources into Rome
oThe arts flourished
oRome enjoyed military dominance

37. THE FALL OF ROME
Economic Decline
Military Problems:
Internal Conflicts
Political Corruption and Instability:
Division of the Empire
Social and Cultural Decline

39. Gallery of famous Romans