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Rome

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The Legend Rome

• Two orphans were found

– Named Romulus and Remus

• Decided to build a city to remember rescue

• Argued over where to build the city

• Romulus killed his brother

– Built city on his grave

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Rome: From

Village to

Empire

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c. 750 BCE: Latins (tribe) settle what becomes Rome

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See Rome Expand!

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Let’s Talk Topography and Geography

peninsula mountains rivers

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Rome is west of Apennines Mts: more fertile land & river access

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The early Romans were mostly…

farmers

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In 509 BCE...

…the

Romans

overthrew

the

Etruscans

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It’s interesting to note that this was the precise time

that we think of Greece as entering its Classical Era.

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c. 600 BCE:

Etruscans

Conquer Rome…

…Romans adopt

Etruscan alphabet,

art, gods, building

techniques (including

the arch)

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– Skilled at trading and architecture

– Rome was ruled by a king

– Brought Rome to great power

Impact of Etruscans

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Rome the Republic

• In 509 B.C. nobles overthrew king

• The Roman republic was built

• Latins became known as Romans

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What is a Republic?

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Unlike the Athenians, who had a direct or participatory

democracy, the Romans established a representative

democracy, or, a REPUBLIC…

…like we have today

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The Roman Republic

• Republic comes from Latin word

– Means “belonging to the people”

• Citizens elect representatives

– To pass laws

• In beginning, only patricians could vote

– The noble class

• Plebeians could not vote

– Workers, foreigners, merchants, artisans

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Roman Social Structure

in the Republic

Patricians: wealthy landowners and office-holders

Plebeians: farmers, artisans, traders…could vote but

not hold political office

Slaves: mostly prisoners of war…not

citizens…no rights

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The Roman Assembly

• Plebeians protested and won

• The Assembly was started

– Leaders were called Tribunes

• Patricians started the Senate

– Leaders were called Consuls

– Had the power to make rules

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The Power of the Plebeians

• Held the power of Veto

• Used to stop the Senate at any time

• Plebeians gradually gained more power

• Eventually Plebeians and Patricians had

the same power

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Protecting the Republic

• The army was the strength of Rome

• Soldiers were well trained and disciplined

• Soldiers were called Legionaries

– Divided up into legions

• Romans legions conquered all of Italy

• Spread empire to all Northern Africa

– In the Punic Wars

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Read page 152

for a description of a legionary

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Gradually, the

Romans began

to expand their

control…

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…until they had conquered the entire Italian peninsula

plus the islands of Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily

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Who do you think would be a likely rival for control

of the Mediterranean Sea?

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Between 264-146 BCE the Romans

fought three wars with Carthage,

known as the Punic Wars.

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The Punic Wars

• Fought between Carthage and Rome

• Largest war in ancient history

– Lasted more than 100 years

– Hundreds of thousands of casualties

• Rome was rising to power

– Challenged Carthage for power

– By end of wars, Carthage was destroyed

• Consisted of 3 wars

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The Second Punic War

• Carthage general Hannibal invaded Italy

– Tried to get the support of Roman citizens

• Gathered his army in Spain

• Invaded over the Alps

– Many soldiers died crossing the mountains

• Hannibal won many battles

– But could not completely defeat Romans

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Rome Victorious

• A new general took over the army

– Named Scipio

• Greatest Roman general

• Led Rome to great victory

• Scipio left Rome and attacked Carthage

• Scipio defeated Hannibal and won the war

– Hannibal committed suicide instead of

surrendering

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The Expansion of Rome

• Following the 2nd Punic War, Rome

expanded its empire

• Conquered Greece and the rest of the

Greek empire

• Gained control of most of the

Mediterranean Sea

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Changes in Rome

• Soldiers returned to a different Rome

– Their land was taken

– Moved to city for work

– The rich took advantage of poor

– No jobs because of slaves

– Corruption was everywhere

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As they expanded

their control…

…the Romans built

an excellent network

of roads

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Here’s how they built them:

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Their road system is one of the Romans’

greatest achievements

Why do you think they built them?

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Open Your Book to

pg 155

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The Fall of the Roman

Republic

• Plebeians became complacent

– Did not participate in government

• Men started trying to rise to power

– Very violent time in Rome

– Civil war broke out

• In 100 B.C. Julius Caesar was born

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Julius Caesar

• Born a patrician

– Received excellent education

• Rose quickly to positions of leadership

• Outstanding military general

– Conquered Gaul for Rome

– Fought for nine years

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Conquest of Rome

• Caesars popularity threatened the Roman

leadership

– The Senate ordered the army disbanded

• Caesar disobeyed and brought his army to Rome

• Launched Rome in to a civil war

– Between Caesar and Pompey

– Lasted for 4 years

• The Senate proclaimed Caesar dictator of Rome

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“Crossing the Rubicon”

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The Reign of Caesar

• Made his rule for life

• Limited the power of the corrupt Senate

• Granted citizenship to territories

• Promoted many causes – Colonization

– Schools

– Libraries

– Public works

• Caesar unified the Roman Empire

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The Fall of Caesar

• The people become discontent

– Wanted government to “belong to the people”

• Senators plotted to kill Caesar

– Cassius and Brutus started the plot

• Killed Caesar on March 15th in the Senate

• The assassination did not solve the problems

• Launched Rome into a new era

– Men, not laws ruled the Roman empire

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Rome the Empire

• Octavian took over from Caesar

– Caesar’s adopted son

– Took title of imperator

– Tried to restore trust in government

– Gave power back to the Senate

– Called Princeps and Augustus • “First citizen” and “Revered one”

– Led Rome into the Pax Romana • “Peace of Rome”

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The period 27 BCE-180 AD (the last two

maps) is known as the:

PAX ROMANA

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During this period:

o Romans thought they were the entire civilized world

o The population of the city of Rome reached 1 million

o Trade increased, bringing a wealth of resources into Rome

o The arts flourished

o Rome enjoyed military dominance

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Education in the Empire

• In the republic, children were schooled at

home

• In the empire, Romans used pedagogues

– Girls and boys studied reading, writing, and

math

– Boys continued with Latin, Greek, history

geography, astronomy, literature

– Became citizen at 16

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Religion in Rome

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Architecture

• Rome’s greatest artistic achievement

• Built for practical reasons

• First to use concrete – Very durable

• Famous for the arch – Put together to form domes

• Pantheon

• Built extensive aqueducts