Roman+Emipire

By: Amanda Levin & Abi Lundstrom 600 B.C.- A.D. 500

"What an artist dies in me!" -Nero 

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 * 1) **__Patrician-__** One of the two social classes in Rome and these were people known as the Great Land owners, who then later on became Rome's Ruling Class.
 * 2) **__Plebian-__**One of the two social classes in Rome and these were people known as the less wealthy, land holders, crafts people, merchants and small farmers.
 * 3) __**Triumvirate-**__ A government by 3 people with equal power. The first Triumvirate consisted of Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey. The second was Octavian, Antony, Lepidus.
 * 4) **__Paterfamilias-__** The dominate male in the Roman Family. The heart of the Roman Social structure stood the big families that all lived together.
 * 5) **__New Testaments-__**The "good news" of Jesus, that give a record of his life and teachings in the second part of the bible.
 * 1) =====__** Hannibal- **__ Greatest of the Carthaginian Generals, the leader of the Carthaginians during the First Punic War. during the Second Punic War, the arrived at the Rhone river with and army of 38,000 infantry, 8,000 cavalry and 37 war elephants =====
 * 2) ======**__ Julius Caesar- __** made dictator in 45 B.C.(part of the first triumivate with Crassus and Pompey, assassinated by the senate) the conquest of Gaul exceded Rome's territory to the English Channel and the Rhine ======
 * 3) **__ Agustus- __** used to be Octavian and he became the first emperor of the Roman Empire. Also part of the Second Triumvirate.
 * 4) **__ Spartacus- __** Gladiator who led the most famous slave revolt against the Roman Republic. He has proven to be very inspirational in liturature and media today.
 * 5) **__ Jesus __** **__-__**Jewish Prophet who traveled and preached throughout Judea and neighboring Galilee. The founder of christianity. Sometimes called the Son of God.

__5 Links-[|BBC created a site about rome] __ __[|this is a site explaining theroman empire and it also has a giftshop!!] __ __[|Prairie public has a site that tells about the roman empire] __ __[|the is a timeline of the roman empire] __ __[|the history.com has a site about the roman empire] __

===The Roman Empire was in fact the largest empire in the world. It was strategically placed on a collection of seven hills near the Tiber River. This was it was near the sea but far enough inland to prepare for attack. The Roman government consisted of a senate (300 members) and a consul (2 officials from senate that administered laws). The word veto comes from Rome meaning in forbid. During the expansion of Rome, Rome fought a series of Punic wars against Carthage because they felt that Carthage had been taking over their business and that they could possibly be a threat. During the three Punic wars, Rome controlled all land surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.=== ===The first triumvirate (rule of three) began in 60BC with Pompey, Marcus Crassus, and Julius Caesar. Crassus killed in battle early on, left Pompey and Caesar fighting in a civil war. Caesar crosses the Rubicon and later takes over rime. Julius is appointed dictator for life by the senate. During his rule he united the empire, gave free grain to the poor, reduced unemployment, and allowed plebeians (lower class) to be elected into the senate. After Julius Caesar is stabbed to death, the second triumvirate takes power. Octavian, Mark Anthony, and Lepidus were all in command now. Lepidus is forced out by Octavian again leading to a battle. At the battle of Actium, Octavian defeats Anthony’s forces.===

===The age of Augustus (Octavian’s new title) begins with the first Roman imperator. This leads the Pax Romana, Roman Peace. After the Julian Emperors come to power, then comes the Age of the Good Emperors lasting from 96AD to 180AD.===

===The fall of the Roman Empire started when Commodus was in power. With this it brought the Pax Romana, civil wars, inflation, high taxes, food shortages, and the corruption of the government. Some other factors were a population that was too large, a poorly disciplined army, and a 2 front war fought against Persia. Rome started being invaded by different groups from the north which is when Rome finally collapsed.===

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**__TIMELINE__**
 * 650BC:** Etruscans rule Rome
 * 509BC:** Rome becomes a republic
 * 450BC:** The Twelve Tables is Rome’s first code of laws
 * 312BC:** Appian Way built
 * 264BC:** Punic Wars begin
 * 219BC:** Hannibal crossed the Alps on the Second Punic Wars
 * 44BC:** Julius Caesar assassinated
 * 33AD:** Jesus dies in Jerusalem
 * 79AD:** Pompeii destroyed in eruption of Mount Vesuvius
 * 180AD:** Pax Romana ends
 * 476AD:** Fall of the Roman Empire