What lesson from the Macedonian conquest of Greece, played out directly when we played the card game?

Has the United States ever fit the definition of an empire? Does it still fit the definition of an empire?

WARM UP

SPQR

ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME

Hegemony is the authority given to (consent) and taken by (coercion) a king, emperor, or any ruling body from the people that they govern.

HEGEMONY

Phases of Roman Civilization

LongevityStabilityUbiquity

Inevitable Collapse?

THE LONG ROAD TO ROME

Tiber River ValleyThe Seven Hills

of RomeStrategic defense

Origin StoriesMythicalRealistic

ROMAN ORIGINS

STRUCTURE OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC

Patricians Plebeians

Senate Tribunes

Consuls

Dictator

VOTE VOTE

VOTE

Roman LawTwelve Tables

Roman Class StructurePatriciansPlebeiansSlaves

Roman MilitaryLegions & Generals

STRUCTURE OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC

Origins Expansion Trade

First Punic War Sicily

Second Punic War Hannibal Barca

Third Punic War Destruction of

Carthage Transition to Empire?

THE PUNIC WARS

PrecedentMarius & Sulla

DictatorshipThe First Triumvirate

Julius CaesarCesarean Reforms

Assassination of Caesar

FALL OF THE REPUBLIC

Ascension of Augustus

Preservation of Roman Institutions

The Pax Romana

RISE OF THE EMPIRE

Quite a Lot Actually

WHAT HAVE THE ROMANS EVER DONE

FOR US?

Jesus of NazarethSocial Justice

Roman ReactionAugustus, Son of God

Paul the ApostleRoman Citizenship

Emperor Constantine

CHRISTIANITY

Crisis of the Third CenturyDiocletianTetrachy

Expansion and Collapse

EXPANSION OF ROME

Expansion1. Increase in cost of administration

2. Increase in taxes to pay for military

3. Inflation

INFLATION

POOR LEADERSHIP

THE FIVE GOOD

EMPERORS

NOT SO GOOD

EMPERORS

Population growthNeed for more

soldiersMercenaries

LOYALTY OF TROOPS

Sacking a CityVandals & VisigothsAttila the Hun

“Barbarians”

SACK OF ROME