Transcript RomanEmpire
The Rise and Fall of Rome - Timeline and Mapping Activity “Romulus and Remus” QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. by Pieter Pauwel Rubens (1577) 800 BCE Romulus and Remus, mythic founders of Rome, are born. Tiber River QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. The Latins and the Etruscans 1200 BCE Latins, historical founders of Rome, settle on the Palatine River. 800 BCE Romulus and Remus, mythic founders of Rome, are born. 800 BCE Etruscans settle north of the Latin village on the Palatine. 600 BCE Etruscans dominate all of northern Italy and influenced Latin culture. 509 BCE Roman farmer-soldiers overthrow the Etruscans and establish a Republic. 275 BCE Rome has gained control of the whole Italian peninsula. The Romans fought against Hannibal’s elephants in the Punic Wars QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. 264 BCE Romans come into contact with the Carthaginians of North Africa, Spain, and Sicily. Tension between them leads to the Punic Wars, which last about 120 years. Romans are victorious. QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. Romans vs. Corinthians 146 Romans demand allegia nce from Greek BCE city of Corinth and attac k it. Romans now are the ruling power of the Mediterranean region. QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. Pompey vs. Caesar 79 Roman Generals Pompe y and Julius BCE Caesar have different ideas about how Rome should be ruled (a ristocratic senators vs. one strong l eader). QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. 46 After raising an army and conquering BCE Pompey, Julius Caesar becomes dictator of Rome. QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. Death of Julius Caesar 44 Caesar is killed by the s enators who are BCE suspicious of his ambiti on. QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. The Death of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt 31 Civil war breaks out between Octavian BCE (Casear’s adopted son) and Marc Antony. Octavian wins. Antony and Egyptian Queen Cleopat ra commit suicide and Octavian becomes absolute ruler of Rome, adding E gypt as a territory. Octavian is renamed Caesar Augustus and expands the Empire to natural defensible bound aries. The following period is called “Pax Romana,” a time of peace and unity for the empire. QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. The Five Good Emperors 96 –186 Period of the Five Good Emperors included: CE an expansion of the empire to its greatest size social reforms public works QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. keeping the public happy with free entertainment 186-236 CE Provinces revolt, civil war breaks out and there are 26 different emperors in 50 years, (25 removed by assassination) 284 CE Emperor Diocletian declares himself a god, establishing the idea that the emperor’s right to rule comes from the gods, not the people. He also split the empire in two to make it easier to control. Constantine and the New Capital QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. 312 CE Emperor Constantine moved the capital from Ro me to a Greek city, later renamed Constantinop le. 313 CE Emperor Constantine establishes religious freedom, and later conv erts to Christianity. QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. Rome falls to the Barbarians 476 CE Rome falls to the Barbarians. picture credits www.wga.hu/art/r/rubens/ 22mythol/26mythol.jpg http://galileo.rice.edu/images/things/italy_map.bmp http://www.oldgloryminiatures.com/images/Painted_Elephant.jpg www.shunya.net/Text/ Herodotus/Maps.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:CS002910.jpg#file http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/BRGPOD/20147~Death-ofJulius-Caesar-Posters.jpg http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/exhibits/enchant/images/cleo1.gif http://www.search.com/reference/Roman_Empire www.answers.com/topic/ five-good-emperors-jpg www.murphsplace.com/ gladiator/glads.htm www.stnicholascenter.org/ Brix?pageID=33 http://barista.media2.org/?p=2321 Across the Centuries, Houghton Mifflin