ANCIENT ROME

THE ROMAN WORLD TAKES SHAPE

• Rome started out as a republic
• Included both patricians and plebians

ROMAN MILITARY

• Expanded Roman territory
• Gave Romans control of trade routes
• http://www.personal.psu.edu/mow5058/squad.bmp

A CORRUPTED SYSTEM

• An abundance of Roman wealth led to corruption and scandal in the republic
• Rome faced civil wars for a century

FROM REPUBLIC TO EMPIRE

• Octavian restored order to Rome
• Exercised absolute power
• Brought the republic to an end

PAX ROMANA

• Pax Romana means Roman peace
• Lasted 200 years
• Started with Augustus, ended with Marcus Aurelius

THE ROMAN ACHIEVEMENT

• Rome was a combination of cultures
• Blended Greek and Hellenistic ideas

THE RISE OF CHRISTIANITY

• Christianity persecuted by Rome at first
• St. Paul and Constantine spread the Faith across the Empire
• Eventually reshaped Roman beliefs

THE LONG DECLINE

• Empire split into east and west
• Corrupt government, poverty, and declining morals
• Germanic tribes invaded Rome in 476

THE EAST THRIVES

• The east (aka Byzantine Empire) lives on
• Constantine and other emperors rule the empire
• Lasts for another millenium

SOURCES

• http://nobility.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/roman-senate.jpeg
• http://www.usu.edu/markdamen/1320hist&Civ/chapters/08ROMFAL.htm
• http://th01.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2011/023/3/a/late_roman_civil_war_by_...