1 / 22

Roman History

Roman History. By Malissa Quigley. Greek Beginnings/Roman Beginnings. Historical: Historical: Legendary: Legendary:. Geography. Where is Italy? It is a boot-shaped peninsula that extends south from Europe into the Mediterranean sea Legend of Rome/Story of Romulus and Remus.

chin
Download Presentation

Roman History

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Roman History By Malissa Quigley

  2. Greek Beginnings/Roman Beginnings • Historical: Historical: Legendary: Legendary:

  3. Geography • Where is Italy? • It is a boot-shaped peninsula that extends south from Europe into the Mediterranean sea • Legend of Rome/Story of Romulus and Remus

  4. The Etruscans • Location: • Asia Minor • Greeks of Italy, Latins, and Etruscans • Government: • Monarchy: Lucius Tarquinius

  5. Roman Gov’t • Republic • Gov’t in which the people chose their leaders • Consuls (2) • Administrators had the power to Veto • Senate • 300 Patricians, made laws elected consuls • Tribunes • Protected the rights of the Plebeians

  6. Punic War • Corvus • Mirror • HamilcarBarca • Hannibal Barca • “I swear as soon as age will permit, I will follow the Romans both at sea and on land, I will use fire and steel to arrest the destiny of Rome”. • Battle of Cannae • Battle of Zama • “Let us relieve the Romans of their anxiety for they are to impatient to wait for an old man to die”.

  7. Battle of Cannae

  8. Battle of Zama

  9. Effects of the Conquest • Reformers: • Tiberius Gracchus- • Tribune and limited the amount of land someone could own • Gaius Gracchus- • Tribune and sell the wheat at a cheaper price • Sulla- • Made himself dictator- absolute ruler • Triumvirate- • Three people with equal power • Who were the members of the first triumvirate? • 1. Julius Caesar 2. Crassus 3. Pompeius

  10. “ I have crossed the Rubicon” • There is no turning back…..Caesar attacks Rome • “Veni, Vidi, Vici” • I came, I saw, I conquered…..Caesar • Caesar’s Refoms: • Increased size of Senate, extended Roman citizenship, and increased pay for soldiers • Caesar and Cleopatra • Beware of the Ides of March- March 15, 44 B.C. • Caesar was stabbed by Brutus and Cassius • “Et tu Brute”: And you, Brutus

  11. Second Triumvirate • Who were the members of the Second Triumvirte? • 1. Mark Antony 2. Marcus Lepidus 3. Octavian Caesar • Octavian’s Rise To Power: • Lepidus is killed in the desert • Mark Antony joins with Cleopatra • Battle of Actium: Sea battle • Octavian defeats Antony and Cleopatra

  12. AUGUSTUS • “ I have found Rome a city of brick and left it a city of marble”. • List the reforms of Augustus Caesar: • 1. complete authority over the military • 2. select people on their talent than birth • 3. reorganized the boundaries • 4. governors long term offices • 5. ordered a census

  13. PAX ROMANA • PaxRomana- 200 years of Roman peace • Tiberius- • Caligula- • Claudius- • Nero- • Vespasian- • Trajan- • Hadrian- • Marcus Aurelius-

  14. List five reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire: • 1. no written rule about who was to inherit the throne upon the emperor’s death • 2. gave high wages to the soldiers, which meant higher taxes • 3. German tribes invading the empire • 4. trade declined • 5. inflation

  15. Roman Review Sheets • Who were the members of the Tarquin family? • What was the story of Romulus and Remus? • Dictatorship- • What are the two social classes in Rome? • Republic- • Senate- • Veto- • Praetors- • Censors- • Legions- • Where is Carthage? • Latins-

  16. Roman Review Sheets • How did the Roman’s use the corvus? • Explain the Second Punic War: • What were Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus’s reforms? • Who were the members of the first triumvirate? • Julius Caesar- • “Veni, Vidi, Vici” • Ides of March- • Who were the members of the second triumvirate? • What happened at Actium? • Explain: “ I found Rome a city of brick and left it a city of marble”. • Nero- • Hadrian- • PaxRomana-

  17. Tarquin dynasty-Lucius Tarquinius/Tarquin the Proud • Romulus gave his name to Rome • One absolute ruler • Patricians and Plebeians • Government in which citizens choose leaders • Power to make laws • “I forbid” • Judges • Counts the populations • Roman army • North Africa-Tunsia • From latium

  18. Movable bridge connecting ships • Battle of Cannae- Carthage victory-Flanking Battle of Zama- Roman victory-Flanking…..Hamilcar and Hannibal’s quote • Julius Caear, Marcus Crassus, GnaeusPompeius • Consul, Dictator, Loved Cleopatra-carpet • I came, I saw, I conquered • Middle of March/ Et tu Brute • Mark Antony, Marcus Lepidus, Octavian Caesar • Octavian defeated Mark Antony and Cleo patra • Octavian’ quote • Rebuilt Rome after the fire • Built the wall to keep out German tribes

More Related