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509 B.C.

264 B.C.

218 B.C.

44 B.C.

A.D. 284

A.D. 476

Ancient Rome and Early Christianity, 500 B.C. – A.D. 500 6

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Time Line

500 B.C. A.D. 500

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Rome becomes a republic.

In the Second Punic War, Hannibal invades Italy.

Diocletian, who will divide the Roman Empire, becomes emperor.

The First Punic War with Carthage begins.

Conspirators kill Julius Caesar.

Western Roman Empire falls with the ouster of the last emperor, Romulus Augustulus.

I. The Legacy of Greco-Roman Civilization

(combination of Greece and Rome)(Classical Culture)

A. Romans proud of their ability to rule

B. Romans acknowledged Greek

leadership in

1. Art

2. Architecture

3. Literature

4. Philosophy

C. Combination of Hellenistic and Roman periods

D. Roman fine arts

1. Realistic portraits in stone intended for

public education

2. Bas-Relief

a. Type of sculpture that represented Roman stories

E. Mosaics

Poseidon, Oceanus, and Tethys

Achilles

1. Pieces of stone, or glass on a surface

F. Murals or frescoes painted into surface of

walls

1. Best example in Pompeii city covered

by the volcano Vesuvius

G. Learning and Literature

1. Copied the philosophy of

stoicism accept things as they are

a. Best example in notes of Marcus

Aurelius called the Meditations

2. Best known writer Virgil

a. Wrote the Aeneid

1. The epic of Aeneas

3. Poet Ovid

a. Wrote Amores

1. About Cupid’s passion

4. Livy

a. Roman Historian that wrote about the Carthaginian Wars

5. Tacitus

a. Wrote Annals and Histories

1. Recorded accurately about good and bad emperors of

imperial Rome

II. Roman Achievements

A. Latin the language of Rome

1. Language of the Roman Catholic

Church

2. Romance languages

a. French b. Spanish

c. Portuguesed. Italian

e. Romanian

B. Architecture, Engineering and

Technology

1. Dome 2. Concrete

3. Aqueducts 4. Roads

C. Roman System of Law was Rome’s most widespread

contribution

1. Rights of Roman citizens

2. Fair and equality to all people

3. Common sense and practical

4. Principles of Roman Law

a. Equal treatment

b. Innocent until proven guilty

c. Burden of proof on accuser

d. Punished only for actions not thoughts