Ancient Rome and The Roman Empire The Rise and Fall of ROME 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 2 Consuls (Rulers of Rome) Senate (Representative body for patricians) Tribal Assembly (Representative body for plebeians) 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 Construction of the Roman Road Multiple layers of stone, clay, sand and, sometimes, concrete. Road was crowned for drainage Multiple layers of stone, clay, sand and, sometimes, concrete. Road was crowned for drainage Roman Aqueducts The Roman Colosseum The Colosseum Interior Circus Maximus Carthaginian Empire The Punic Wars Hannibals Route The 2 nd Punic War 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. PompeyPompey Civil War & Dictators Julius Caesar 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: Constantinople: The 2 nd Rome (Founded in 330) Barbarian Invasions: 4c-5c Attila the Hun: The Scourge of God Barbarians attack Rome Rome falls in 476CE Last Emperor Gives Up Throne Byzantium: The Eastern Roman Empire The Byzantine Empire During the Reign of Justinian The Byzantine Emperor Justinian The Legacy of Rome Republican Government Roman Law Latin Language Roman Catholic Church City Planning Romanesque Architectural Style Roman Engineering Aqueducts Aqueducts Sewage systems Sewage systems Dams Dams Cement/Concrete Cement/Concrete Arch Arch