Roman+Empire

Roman Empire 600B.C. - 500A.D.



__ 5 Links __ "It is the will of god, it is the will of god." (Crowd, world history book pg. 306)
 * 1) [|The Roman Empire]- This link has information about ancient roman emperors, biographies, timelines, maps, information on religion, societ, the army and several other pieces of information.
 * 2) [|Rome]- This cite mainly focuses on the daily life and how people and society worked in dailly life in Ancient Rome.
 * 3) [|Ancient Rome]- This page covers a lot of the history in Ancient Rome and the founders of the region.
 * 4) [|Roman Society]- The link covers how the senate and government worked and how society ran.
 * 5) [|Fall of Rome]- This cite discusses the topic of the fall of the roman empire and why it happened the way it


 * There are many geological features about Ancient Rome that give it very significant meaing.**
 * Many of the mountains play a great role in the geographical features such as the Alps in**
 * the northern area. Also, the Appennines Mountains are important because they divide Italy.**
 * The Tiber river is used for transpotation of goods and people and it also built on seven hills.**
 * Ostia is a very important piece of the Tiber river because it is its main port city mouth where**
 * a lot of the transportation takes place. Romes location is a great advantage for several**
 * reasons including it being in the center for main trade routes and it is also great for**
 * defensive part of battles. It is a great location to grow food because of its miles of fertile land**
 * which helps grow products for transportation.**


 * The Roman Government is based off of several different roles that people take. Each role has**
 * a specific task that needs to be done. The Government is republic so the citizens have the**
 * right to vote on new leaders. The Senate is one of the most important roles in the government**
 * because it is the legislative body. The Consuls are the two officials from the senate with the**
 * task of administrating the laws of Rome. A dictator has all power over Rome and they hold the**
 * office in times of crisis. The Twelve Tables of Law were Rome's first set of laws. The Roman**
 * government consists of several different positions and is in charge or many different important**
 * tasks.**


 * Ancient Rome had many different achievments that can be greatly looked back on. Their**
 * architecture was very complex and very large in size. The Coliseum is a magnificant stadium**
 * that holds 50,000 people where they would have gladiators fight as the main event of there shows.**
 * Circus Maximus was a performance once a year where they had events such as chariot races**
 * and the stadium help 180,000 spectators. All in all, Ancient Rome had many beautiful geological**
 * features and architecture.**

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5 People:
 * 1) __**Julius Caesar:**__ Romes greatest General, took Rome, gave citizenship to non-Italians loyal to Rome, gave free grain to poor, reduced unemployment, and Plebians could be elected into Senate.
 * 2) __**Octavian:**__ Julius Caesar's cavalry man. He became part of a trilogy with two other men, after Julius Caesar died. He finally won complete authority and changed his name to Augustus Caesar.
 * 3) __**Tibrius and Gaius Gracchus:**__ Tibrius gave land to the poor and Gaius sold grain to the poor, because they both believed that people should be equal. In 133 BC they were killed by the Senate for trying to help.
 * 4) **__Spartacus:__** was a famous leader of a slave revolt against the Roman Rupublic in 73 BC and due to it 6000 slaves were crucified.
 * 5) **__Gaius Cassius & Marcus Brutus:__** stabbed Julius Caesar to death on the Ides of March in the Senate, because they felt threatened by him and were jealous.

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5 Terms:
 * 1) __**Imperator:**__ the commander in chief, Latin origin of the word emperor. It was an honorable title assumed by several military commanders.
 * 2) __**Praetorian Guard:**__ 9000 men set up by Augustus to guard the emperor. He not only thought it was useful on the battlefield, but also useful in politics.
 * 3) __**Pax Romana:**__ was a long period of peace and prosperity, with minimal expansion by military force experienced by the Roman Empire in the 1st and 2nd century.
 * 4) __ **Twelve Tables:** __  Rome's first code of laws, that they centered life around. It was kept a secret from plebeians at first until one of them spoke out saying it wasn't fair.
 * 5) __**Insulate:**__ Roman apartment for the poor blocks constructed of concrete it adds comfort and saves energy for buildings. It is still used in our modern day society.