DEVELOPMENT OF ROME

Romulus and Remus

Abandoned on the Tiber River and raised
by a She-Wolf, the twin sons of the god
Mars and a Latin princess decide to build a
city near this spot.
Geography of Rome
Developed because
of strategic location
Midway b/w Alps
and Italys southern
tip
Midpoint in
Mediterranean Sea
Fertile soil
Built on seven hills
along Tiber River

From Whence We Came
Three groups that
influence Romans:
Latins
Greeks
Etruscans
Latins
Italian people group
Spoke early form of
Latinlanguage of
Romans
Legend: come from
Latinus, King of the
Latins, and the wife
of Aeneas, hero of
Troy, son of Venus
Etruscans have skills
Skilled metal
workers and
engineers
System of writing
Architecture: arch
Etruscan Writing Tablet
Interior of an Etruscan
Tomb
Sarcophagus of an
Etruscan Couple
Life-Size Statue of an
Etruscan Baby
An Etruscan Banquet
Etruscan Wrestlers
Etruscan Jars & Vases
Etruscan Bronzes
The Gate of Volterra:
First known Archway in History
It was all Greek to them
Greeks settle between
750 and 600 B.C
Settle along southern
coast and Sicily
Teach to grow olives
and grapes
Romans borrow
religious ideas
Monarchy Period of Rome
The Early Romans
establish a monarchy
Rome grows from
village to a major city
The Last King of Rome
Tarquin the Proud was a
harsh tyrant
Driven from Rome in 509
B.C. by wealthy
landowners
Romans declare they will
never be ruled by a king
again

Senatus Populusque Romanus

The Senate and People of Rome
The Republic
Kings overthrown, formed a republic
(representatives)
Power was not shared equally:
Rich citizens had more political power
Without vote: women, slaves and people born in
the provinces (conquered territory)
The Republic lasted 450 years
The Punic Wars
As you watch the short video on the Punic
Wars between Rome and Carthage, take
notes on the following details:
Major generals
Causes of the wars
Effects of the wars
Important details
Problems with Expansion
Gap between rich
and poor increased
Small farmers cant
compete with large
estates (latifundia)
1/3 of population
slaves
Returning soldiers
cant find work
Leads to
unemployment
Causes class tensions

Reforms
Tiberius & Gaius Gracchus
Tribunes & brothers
Propose: reclaim land taken by
patricians and give back to
plebeians, public funds to buy
grains
Senate: saw as a threat to their
power
Brothers were killed
Civil wars follow
A Eulogy for Caesar
A eulogy is a speech that remembers the life of
someone who has died. After you read about
Julius Caesar, write a eulogy about Caesar
from the point of view of a Roman citizen.
You should decide whether you think Caesar
was a good leader or a bad leader and include
information from his life to prove your point.
You will write it in the format of a persuasive
essay. Be creative and informative.

Pax Romana:Roman Peace
Time of peace & prosperity

Lasted 270 years in Rome (27B.C. - 180 A.D.)

Started with the reign of Augustus
Stabilized the frontier
glorified Rome

Pax Romana
Economy base on agriculture and trade
90% of people farmed
Traded w/ Persia, China, India etc.
Empire: Spain to Middle East& from North
Africa to Britain.
Non-citizen allowed in the military.


Life in Rome
Boys were favored over girls
girls were given the feminine form of their fathers name
Slavery was important part of Roman life
conquered people and could be bought or sold
strong slaves were forced to be gladiators
the rich lived extravagantly
the poor barely survived
most unemployed
government gave out daily rations
games in the Coliseum was used to distract the poor.

The Emperors of Rome
(Disturbing)
Julian Emperors
Tiberius paranoid about everything, hated thunder, never liked
being in politics, mother never liked him, only became emperor
b/c other brothers died,

Caligula mentally ill, bald, but hairy everywhere else on body,
made it a crime to talk about goats in his presence, committed
incest with sisters, appointed his horse as consul

Claudius lack of social skills, mentally-ill, tried to run & hide
when Caligula died, dominated by his wife, puppet emperor,

Nero probably insane, executed many, committed suicide,
abused young boys, had mother/sister killed, persecuted
Christians after the great fire in Rome
The Five Good Emperors
Nerva appointed by the senate and backed
by the army
Trajan expanded the empire
Hadrian fortified the borders
Antonius Pius maintained prosperity
Marcus Aurelius the philosopher emperor
His death marks the end of the Pax
Romana and empires decline
Illustrating Imperial Rome
As Rome moved from republic to empire, how were the everyday people
affected? What was it like to live in imperial Rome? What were the values
of the people and how was the society organized? (Pages 150-151 in orange)

men and women
children and education
slaves and captivity
gods and goddesses
food and entertainment

Your task is to create illustrations that represent each of these groups
as it relates to life in imperial Rome. You can simply draw pictures or
you can create a comic strip.
Must represent ROME. For men and women, a drawing of a group
of men beside a group of women is not enough since this lets us
know nothing about the life of men and women in imperial Rome.

Central area of
Rome
Business Center
Commerce,
business, religion,
justice, politics
Pompeii
City destroyed by eruption of Mt Vesuvius
(79 AD)

Best examples of Roman life, art, &
architecture found here

Ashes from burning preserve much from
this place
Mt
Vesuvius
Roman Achievement
Using Chapter 5.3 yellow books, create the
following web of the achievements in the
Roman empire, be sure to include examples
1. Literature
4. Architecture
2. History 5. Engineering
3. Art 6. Law
Roman
Achievement
Roman Achievement
Using Chapter 5.3 yellow books, create a poster
on the achievements in the Roman empire, be
sure to include significance, examples, and
pictures in the following areas:
Literature
History
Art
Architecture
Engineering
Law
Government Responsibility