“All Roads lead to Rome”

What do you think you will learn about Rome based on the following common phrases:

“When in Rome, do as the Romans do”

“Rome wasn’t built in a day”

Slide Show Presentation Made by Julie Marnell

Objectives

•Locate and draw boundaries ofRoman Republic and Empire, key geographic features on a map.

• Explain how the geography of Rome impacted its social, political and economic development

•Explain the origins of Rome and its Etruscan and Latin cultural influences.

Dancing woman and Lyre Player, Etruscan 5th Century BCEhttp://www.oldworldartisans.com/images/Web%20Pages/Fresco%20Styles/Dancing_Woman_and_Lyre_Player,_Etruscan,_5th_Century_BC.jpg

Geography of Rome

• It is centrally located in the Mediterranean region.

• The Alps and the Mediterranean Sea provide

protection.

What do you notice about the location of Rome?

How will the location of Rome effect its politicaleconomic and social development?

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Political•Alps to the north provided protection from invasion•Mediterranean Sea and Rome’s inland location on the Tiber River protected Rome from invasion

Economic•Central location in Mediterranean made it an important commercial center. What do I mean by commercial?•Land surrounding the Tiber river was fertile for farming•Proximity to Greek colonies led to knowledge of growing grapes and olives

Social•Greek, Etruscan and Latin influences

Roman Mythology

• According to legend, Rome was founded by Romulusand Remus (twin brothers)

• The Romans based their religion on Greek Mythology–They were also polytheistic–Many of the gods/goddesses were the

same, but the Romans changed their names

–The gods explained human qualities and natural events that they couldn’t otherwise explain.

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The Roman Gods

Roman God Greek God Represents

Jupiter Zeus God of light and sky

Juno Hera Queen of the Gods

Apollo Apollo God of healing

Diana Artemis Goddess of Fertility

Minerva Athena Goddess of wisdom

Venus AphroditeGoddess of love and

beauty

Where do we see Roman Mythology in Western Civilization today?

Neptune statueVirginia Beach

Neptune at Library of Congress, Washington, DC

Minerva at UNC - Greensboro

Pantheon• Temple built for the seven

roman gods

Pictures Cited• Slide 1 – http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/events/statecompetitions/webawards/winners2006/secondary/10/images/

Atlantis_lg.jpg• Slide 4 – http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/842/25073560.JPG• Slide 5 –

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Juno_Receiving_the_Fead_of_Argos_WGA.jpg/526px-Juno_Receiving_the_Fead_of_Argos_WGA.jpg

• Slide 6 – http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Myth/Images/apollo.gif• Slide 7 – http://www.studiorhi.com/images/artwork/color/Diana.jpg• Slide 8 – http://www.solarsabbath.org/athena.jpg• Slide 9 – http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/images/mlw_0001_0004_0_img0203.jpg• Slide 10 – http://www.historywiz.com/images/rome/amortiepolo.jpg• Slide 11 – http://www.classics.ox.ac.uk/outreach/events/aeneid.jpg,

http://images.easyart.com/i/prints/rw/en_easyart/lg/3/0/Virgil-Reading-the-Aeneid-to-Livia-Octavia-and-Augustus-c-1812-Jean-Auguste-Ingres-303943.jpg

• Slide 12 – http://www.cdnarchitect.com/asf/principles_of_enclosure/enclosure_typologies/images/romanarch.gif, http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/3554662/2/istockphoto_3554662_bricks.jpg, http://www.icwhen.com/charley/osprey_lakes/photos/08140065b.JPG

• Slide 13 – http://www.keystonesearch.com/images/keystone_arch.jpg• Slide 14 – http://www.eriding.net/media/photos/geography/comenius_pr/france/saintes/

050722_jmason_mp_geo_saint_0034.jpg• Slide 15 – http://www.widerange.org/images/large/tunnelBridge.jpg• Slide 16 –• Slide 17 –http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~mthoreso/photo_gallery/Miscellany/slides/Roman%20Aqueduct.jpg

Slide Show Presentation Made by Julie Marnell

RomeGeographic features:

Mountains:Rivers: Seas:Describe the land:

How did Rome’s physicalgeography impactits development?

Political

Economic

Social

Mythology

What was Rome’s religion?

Where did mythology originate?

Roman God Greek God Represents

Zeus God of light and sky

Hera Queen of the Gods

Apollo God of healing

Artemis Goddess of Fertility

Athena Goddess of wisdom

Aphrodite Goddess of love and beauty

What did mythology help explain?

Where is mythology visible in western culture?

What is the Pantheon?