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Rome and the Rise of Christianity
750 B.C. – A.D. 500
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The Rise of Rome
• Italy is a peninsula• Apennine Mountains and the
Tiber River• Rome built in central location• Latins moved in around 1500 –
1000 B.C.
Etruscans
• Advanced civilization in Northern Italy
• Lived in Etruria • No written records, but they
were advanced• Women were very important
to them
750BC Italy
The Rise of Rome
• Influenced by the Greeks• Etruscans influenced Rome’s
development the most• Influenced writing, religion,
art, etc
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Founding the City
• 753BC- traditional date as founding of Rome
• Initially ruled by monarchy • Mythical story of Remus and
Romulus
Monarchies
• 7 kings of Rome- 753-509BCE• Tarquin the Proud (Tarquinius
Superbus)- last King of Rome – Tyrannical, evil ruler who was
exiled – Rape of Lucretia
• Revolution by Brutus (son) and Collatinus
• Rape of Lucretia
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Revolt
• In 509, Romans overthrew the Etruscan king and developed a republic
• Republic – a form of government where the people are represented by another person. – May be chosen by the people or
appointed
• "res publica" - a public thing for the people
The Roman Republic
• Two consuls chosen every year• First two were Brutus and Collatinus
• Roman Senate• 300 patricians who served for life
• Tribal Assembly • Council of plebeians was created to
create political equality
S.P.Q.R
• Senatus PopulusQue Romanus
• Senate and People of Rome
Roman Law
• Twelve Tables• Adopted in
450BC• Provide political
and social rights for Plebs
• Later became inadequate
• Led the way for Law of Nations
The Roman Republic
• Rome expanded their empire• Allowed conquered areas to
remain free• Good diplomats• Excelled in military affairs
First Punic War
• Carthage was founded by Phoenicians (punicus) around 800 B.C.
• Carthage and Rome wanted Sicily
• War broke out in 264 B.C. • Romans built large naval fleet
to win
Carthage
Second Punic War
• Hannibal – greatest Carthaginian general
• Bring the War to Rome- didn’t really work
• Scipio, of Rome, then attacked Carthage- success!!
• By 129 Rome controlled Macedonia, Greece, and Pergamum
Hannibal
Second Punic War
Assignment
• Using your computers, notes, books, encyclopedias, etc, write an alternate ending to the Punic Wars.
• What if Hannibal had been successful and conquered Rome? What would be different? What would we have? What wouldn’t we have?
• To do this, you will need to research what they wanted, how they lived, government, etc.
• Write a one page story, and be creative!
• Chief Phoenician colony• Founded in 813BC
• Rapid growth in fame and wealth• Inhabited by Queen Tyre and aristocrats• Battle Greeks for Sicily in 480
Roman Expansion
• Led to separation of social classes• Need for a permanent army• Call for Reform– Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus urged for
land reform– Each killed for the way the ruled
• As the Republic grew more unstable, generals began seizing power for themselves
Rise of the Armies
• Gaius Marius vs. Lucius Sulla• Both Consuls of Rome by
different measures• Marius by election from Plebs• Sulla by appointment from
Senate
Marius Sulla
• Marius– Free Roman
Army- pledge allegiance to him, not S.P.Q.R.
– Uses military to conquer other lands- elects proconsul to rule in his place
• Sulla • Uses army
to capture and kill enemies in Rome
• Takes over as dictator with the military
A Nation in Trouble
• Rome is no longer a nation of laws, but becoming a nation of men–Generals building up armies• Loyalty to men, not loyalty to the state
• We are seeing the beginnings of an Empire
The First Triumvirate• Triumvirate – govt. by three
people with equal power• After 50 years of civil war, three
men gained power• Crassus- Richest man in Rome• Pompey – military hero from
Spain• Julius Caesar- military
commander
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
• Julius Caesar leads army in Gaul in Great Campaign
• Pompey tries to bring Caesar home without his army
• Caesar responds by bringing loyal army home into Rome
• Pompey flees and Caesar made Consul for Life – Dictator- 47BC
Caesar’s Rome•Absolute Ruler•Reforms– Granted Roman citizenship to provinces– Land Reforms– Increased pay for his soldiers
•Senate planned/ Assassinated Caesar• March 15, 44 BC – Beware the Ides of March – Shakespeare
Beware the Ides of March- 44BC
Second Triumvirate
• New leaders emerge• Octavian- 18yrs old, grandnephew of Caesar• Marc Antony- Experienced Military Leader• Lepidus- Powerful politician
• Fight between Octavian and Antony– Antony and Cleopatra were defeated at
Actium, Greece in 31BC
• Period from 31 B.C. – 14 A.D. – Age of Augustus
Octavian
Age of Augustus
• Augustus – the Sacred one• Senate gave Augustus
imperium for life- complete rule
• Wanted to fix Rome, finish what Caesar Started
• Expands empire • Roads to provinces, beautifies Rome
• Ever expanding empire, but defeat to barbarians in Germany helped realize that Rome was not invincible
• Period after death of Augustus is called the Early Empire
The Early Empire
• New political system – Allowed the emperor to select successor– Augustus chooses family• Gaius Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero
• Slowly took control of everything• After Nero, Rome realized they
needed to change the system
Nero
The Good Emperors
• Beginning with the 2nd century, there were five “good” emperors• Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius,
Marcus Aurelius
• Led Pax Romana• Time of peace and prosperity
• Senate’s power declined• Taken by Emperors
The Good EmperorsTrajan Marcus Aurelius
Hadrian
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Roman Empire
• Empire continued to expand until it was too big to defend
• In 212 citizenship was given to every free person in the empire
• Latin in the West, Greek in East– Create Greco-Roman world
• Economy boomed- farming, trade, commerce, slave labor
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Roman Empire
• Romans adopted Greek art• Excelled in architecture- many
building projects• Literature was at its height
during the Age of Augustus• Family was at the heart of
Roman life
Roman Architecture
Roman Architecture
Slave revolts
• Spartacus– Gladiator– Led Slave revolt– 70,000 followers– Captured and
killed– 6000 followers
were crucified
Roman Empire
• Rome was a true capital city with close to a million residents
• Overcrowded and noisy• Insulae – apartment blocks, up to
six stories high• Entertainment– Gladiators, Circus Maximus, Dramas
Insulae
Roman Baths
Roman Baths
Roman Religion• Officially a polytheistic state – Some emperors were officially made
gods
• Romans were tolerant of other religions
• Eastern religions began to threaten Rome
Roman Religion
• Kingdom of Judea became a Roman province, but still followed own laws/ religion– Revolt in 66 BC
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• Rise of Jesus- teachings led to Christianity; Jewish man, stirred controversy
Issues w/ Christianity
• At first, Christians were persecuted and thought to be a threat to the Roman society–Many were killed regularly
• Christianity gained popularity and by 3rd century, Christianity was widespread
Rise of Christianity • Why did it grow so fast?– Personal religion with a meaning to life– Familiar– Fulfilled human need to belong
• In the 4th century, Constantine became the first Christian emperor– Edict of Milan- Constantine– Adopted as official religion in 378 under
Theodosius the Great
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After Pax Romana
• Period of instability after the Five Good Emperors: 3rd century A.D.
• Plague , invasions bombarded empire• Economic hardships• Decline in trade and small industry
Late Roman Empire
• Diocletian- 284- 305– New governmental structure, economy and
religion– Divided kingdom into 4 units for control
• Constantine – Built a new capital at Constantinople- East– Enlarged Army and civil service w/ reform– Inflation used to pay off
Diocletian Constantine
Decline of Rome• Rome became split into the
Eastern and Western Roman Empires
• Inflation rapid increase in prices
Decline of Rome
• Pressure from the Huns and the Visigoths
• In 476 Romulus Augustus out as the Germanic head of state, ending the Western Roman Empire
Why Rome Failed?????
• Emphasis on Christianity weakened the military
• Traditional values declined as non-Italians gained prominence
• Lead in the water led to a mental decline• Plague • Failed to advance technologically due to
slavery• No workable political system
Pompeii
• What happened?• What can we learn?• What was pompeii like?• Pictures. Pictures. Pictures.• Internet site?