Trouble In The Republic The Need For

April 18, 2008April 18, 2008

Objective:Objective: My account of the Punic War, through My account of the Punic War, through

my diarymy diary Problems that a war can cause for the Problems that a war can cause for the

poor can change a government!poor can change a government! Homework:Homework:

Diary due Monday!Diary due Monday! We will start researching Monday in We will start researching Monday in

class do not forget your research class do not forget your research packets, you do NOT need your packets, you do NOT need your textbooks on Mondaytextbooks on Monday

The Rough and Tough 3The Rough and Tough 3rdrd Period Tortoise Period Tortoise





Trouble in the Republic & Trouble in the Republic & the need for a new type of the need for a new type of

governmentgovernment

Something to think about….Something to think about…. You are asked by Miss Rice to leave the You are asked by Miss Rice to leave the

room and run an errand to the office for room and run an errand to the office for her. As a good kid, you willingly accept the her. As a good kid, you willingly accept the task that is asked of you without task that is asked of you without complaint. When you return your books complaint. When you return your books have been shredded and everyone else have been shredded and everyone else was given candy and homework passes was given candy and homework passes and there is no more for you. To top things and there is no more for you. To top things off Miss Rice is giving a pop quiz on what off Miss Rice is giving a pop quiz on what the students learned while you were the students learned while you were running the errand. running the errand.

What do you do? What do you do?

Plebeian Problems!Plebeian Problems!

A. PLEBIAN CONCERNSA. PLEBIAN CONCERNS

1.1. No money to provide for their family No money to provide for their family and farms because they were away and farms because they were away at warat war

2.2. Their farms were ruined in the warTheir farms were ruined in the war

3.3. Slaves were taking their jobsSlaves were taking their jobs


B. So what did the Poor do?B. So what did the Poor do?

1.1. They sold to the rich and moved They sold to the rich and moved into town where you were hired at into town where you were hired at very low paying jobs.very low paying jobs.

2.2. Their apartments were horribly Their apartments were horribly cramped, dirty, and were prone to cramped, dirty, and were prone to fire and collapse.fire and collapse.


C. Why should the rich people of the C. Why should the rich people of the government be worried?government be worried?

1.1. The poor could REVOLT/REBEL!!!The poor could REVOLT/REBEL!!!


D. If you were a patrician how would D. If you were a patrician how would you you control the very unhappy control the very unhappy plebeians? plebeians? What makes people What makes people happy?happy?

1.1. Provide cheap foodProvide cheap food

2.2. Provide entertainmentProvide entertainment

““Bread and Circuses”Bread and Circuses”


Do these items really fix the poor Do these items really fix the poor person’s problems? person’s problems?

NONONONONONONO!NONONONONONONO! What will help them?What will help them?

1.1. If the government chooses to pass If the government chooses to pass laws that are helpful and not just try to laws that are helpful and not just try to entertain thementertain them

A New Government is formed!A New Government is formed!

To help the poor To help the poor people a new people a new government is government is formed and formed and emperors and emperors and tribunes both bad tribunes both bad and good rise up to and good rise up to meet the meet the challenges of challenges of Rome. Rome.

Good Guys and Bad GuysGood Guys and Bad Guys

NervaNerva Gaius GracchusGaius Gracchus Gaius Marcus Gaius Marcus Marcus AureliusMarcus Aurelius Tiberius GracchusTiberius Gracchus

SullaSulla TrajanTrajan CaligulaCaligula NeroNero ClaudiusClaudius HadrianHadrian

Education

Trouble In The Republic The Need For