By: Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley H.S.

Chappaqua, NY

The Geography of Rome

Italy in 750 BCE

Influence of the Etruscans

Writing Religion The Arch

The Mythical Founding of Rome: Romulus & Remus

Republican Government
(Rulers of Rome)

2 Consuls

(Representative body for patricians)

Senate

(Representative body for plebeians)

Tribal Assembly

The Twelve Tables, 450 BCE

Providing political and social rights for the plebeians.

The Roman Forum

Romes Early Road System

Roman Roads: The Appian Way

Roman Aqueducts

The Roman Colosseum

The Colosseum Interior

Circus Maximus

Carthaginian Empire

Hannibals Route

Reform Leaders
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus

the poor should be given grain and small plots of free land.

Military Reformer
Gaius Marius

recruited an army from the poor and homeless. professional standing army.

Civil War & Dictators

Julius Caesar

Pompey

Crossing the Rubicon, 49 BC The Die is Cast!

The First Triumvirate

Julius Caesar
Marcus Licinius Crassus Gaius Magnus Pompey

Beware the Ides of March! 44 BCE

The Second Triumvirate

Octavian Augustus
Marc Antony Marcus Lepidus

Octavian Augustus: Romes First Emperor

The First Roman Dynasty

Pax Romana: 27 BCE 180 CE

The Greatest Extent of the Roman Empire 14 CE

The Rise of Christianity

St. Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles

The Spread of Christianity

Imperial Roman Road System

The Empire in Crisis: 3c

Diocletian Splits the Empire in Two: 294 CE

Constantine: 312 - 337

Constantinople: The 2nd Rome (Founded in 330)

Barbarian Invasions: 4c-5c

Attila the Hun: The Scourge of God

Byzantium: The Eastern Roman Empire

The Byzantine Empire During the Reign of Justinian

The Byzantine Emperor Justinian

The Legacy of Rome

Republic Government Roman Law Latin Language Roman Catholic Church City Planning Romanesque Architectural Style Roman Engineering Aqueducts Sewage systems Dams Cement Arch