Ancient Rome
For this section you will need to know the following: Rome 1000 BCE - 500 CE
Tiber River - Romulus and Remus myth Rome is located at the center of the Mediterranean Sea. Romans created a Republic. Republic - citizens vote for their leaders. Julius Caesar conquered Gaul, became dictator for life, & stabbed by the Senate. Caesar Augustus - first emperor & nephew of Julius. Pax Romana - period of peace. Roman army conquered new lands. Latin - based on Greek alphabet, basis for Romance laguages, used for medical terms. Architecture - concrete, domes, arches, aqueducts, roads Coliseum - used Greek columns and Roman arches. Gladiators - slaves who fought to the death in the Coliseum. Decline of Rome Cruel Emperors Nero and Caligula - persecuted Christians Weak economy - money lost value and there was a return to the barter system. Diocletian split the empire into Eastern and Western Empires because the Roman Empire became to big to control. Constantine stops the persecution of Christians & becomes a Christian before his death. The Weastern Empire falls to barbarian invaders. The Eastern Empire becomes the Byzantine Empire. Religion Romans allowed conquered people to continue to follow their own religion. Polytheistic - adapted Greek gods. Zeus to Jupiter Roma later became Christian and founded the Roman Catholic Church. |