Transcript The Roman Empire. - Fort Thomas Independent Schools

The Roman Empire
By Davis Guthier
The weapons and armor they had in
the Roman Army
The Roman equipment (especially armor) gave
them ‘’a distinct advantage over their
barbarian enemies.’’
Here is a list of their basic equipment:
Cassis- Helmet
Lorica Segmentata-armor
Gladius Sword, 18-24 in. long
Pilium- medium-length throwing spear
Scutum –shield
Red Battle Cloak
Sandals
Contributions the Roman Empire
created that helps us today.
• The Roman Empire first invented roads and
bridges that lead the way to Rome. That helps us
today because roads helps us travel more quickly.
• Use of aqueducts to bring water to the cities and
irrigation. It helps us today because we get water
to our cities.
• The Romans invented the Latin Language which is
still used today as root words in English.
Famous Battles
• Battle of Carrhae was Fought in June 53 BC.
I read that twenty thousand were said to have died and ten thousand were
taken prisoner during this battle. It was the worst Roman defeat since the
loss to Hannibal at Cannae in 216 BC.
Rivals of the Roman Empire
• Boudicca was the queen of the tribe The Iceni
which was a rebellion that almost through the
Romans out of England.
• Judaea the king of Israel when Jesus was alive
he used to be under the Roman rule and the
romans taxed the Jews.
Land taken over by Roman Empire
• On the right there is a picture of the Roman Empire
the land they have taken over is In the purple.
Here on the right in the red is the earlier picture of the
Roman Empire as you can see they captured land as the
Years go on. They captured a lot of land shown above.
On the right the orange is the eastern empire and
In the purplish color is the western empire. They
Were so massive that they created to empires.
Question
• How was the Roman Empire important to the
modern world? The answer is that they
invented important technology that still helps
us today. Such as roads, aqueducts, and the
Latin language. Also, they made armor that we
still use today (However, we are more
advanced today and we use this technology in
bullet proof vests).
Learning target
I found out this information by using primary and secondary resources. A
primary source would be looking at a real example of it such as the road
shown on the contribution slide and also below. Also, a secondary source is
when the information is not exactly from the primary source.
Citations
• ‘’The Roman Empire.’’ PBS. Deviller Dongan
Enterprise, 2006. web. 2/29/2012.