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Rome’s Rise to Power

Rome’s Rise to Power. Romulus and Remus. 2 versions of the beginning The Myth : Romulus and Remus are the twin sons of a princess and the god Mars, born 800 BCE. The parents leave the babies in the woods to be raised by a she-wolf. The boys are found by a shepherd and his wife .

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Rome’s Rise to Power

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  1. Rome’s Rise to Power

  2. Romulus and Remus

  3. 2 versions of the beginning The Myth: Romulus and Remus are the twin sons of a princess and the god Mars, born 800 BCE. The parents leave the babies in the woods to be raised by a she-wolf. The boys are found by a shepherd and his wife . Romulus kills Remus and goes on to become the founder of Rome The History: Latins settled on Palatine – a fertile place with good soil and climate – 1200 BCE The Etruscans later settled there and ruled for 200 years. The Romans overthrew the Etruscans in 509BCE and established a republic

  4. The Expansion of the Roman Republic: Battle of Zama

  5. Rome has conquered and controls all of Italy by 275 BCE The city-state of Carthage rules much of Spain, North Africa, and Sicily Rome and Carthage begin a war for more territory – Punic Wars The Romans fought the Carthaginians for control of the Mediterranean Sea General Hannibal – fierce warrior rides elephants into battle. He is defeated at Zama – Carthage loses all its territories to Rome By 146 BCE Rome was the leading power of the Mediterranean Sea

  6. The Final Years of the Roman Republic:Julius Caesar

  7. 147 BCE Rome is BIG – lots of poverty, unemployment, huge gap between rich and poor Some in Rome want a powerful Senate to lead, but Julius Caesar wants to have total power. After other Generals give power to the army or senate, Caesar takes power and builds his own army Caesar conquers Britain, Libya, Egypt, Cyrenaica, Syria, Numidia, Asia Minor Caesar is very unpopular in the government because he is a dictator – killed by enemies on March 15 , 44 BCE Beware the Ides of March

  8. Map of the Empire

  9. The Roman Empire:Cleopatra’s Death

  10. Julius dies and the power goes to 3 men – Marc Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian. Cleopatra likes Marc Antony. Antony and Cleopatra go to war with Octavian ( Caesar’s adopted son) – Octavian wins. Antony and Cleopatra commit suicide to avoid becoming prisoners. Octavian takes the title “Augustus” honored and brings to Rome the PaxRomana – Peace and Unity for the Empire He ends the expansion of the empire at defensible borders – English Channel, Rhine, Danube, Euphrates, Sahara Desert

  11. The Roman Empire:Gladiator Games

  12. Augustus’ successors accepted his foreign policies – defensible borders Roman Empire was its largest under Trajan in 117 AD 5 Good Emperors ruled between 96-186 AD, after that civil wars began and the emperors lost control Diocletian divides the empire in 284 Barbarians began to attack Internal signs of decline included the gladiator games Constantine moved the capital of Rome to Constantinople and begins to move the empire toward Christianity

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