Roman Centers

Julius Caeser

• He was one of the best military leaders
• He decided to march around the Mediterranean and Western Europe
• He marched to Gaul because they changed the concept and characters of the Romans
• Went to Egypt,met Cleopatra and made her his queen.

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• He was Assassinated at a gathering by the Senate on March 15 44 B.C.

Agustus

• Agustus's birth name was Octavius.
• He was born on September 23, 63 B.C.
• His successor was Tiberius.
• Agustus died on the 19 of August 14 B.C.
• He ruled Rome for almost 45 years.

Roman Baths

• Contained swimming pools, baths, exercise areas, libraries, restaurants, and shops.
• Had an curved tool called a strigil, The slaves would use to wipe the sweat off their master.
• The Romans might have went to the Tempidarium, a place were they could have taken a bath

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• They could have went to one of the 4 rooms called Coldaria (rooms of the hot baths).
• The Romans could have went to the steam room and after that cool off in the outdoor swimming pool called a Frigidarium.
• They also had a gymnasium called a Palaestria.

Roman Roads

• The Romans made the roads to get armies to the battle faster.
• They were built in 5 steps.
• 1. at the bottom of a trench the Romans put a layer of big stones.
• 2.They placed another layer of pebbles, cement, and sand.
• Next they would place a layer of cement mixed with broken tiles.

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• 4.They put the paving stones on the surface and were cut so they could fit tightly together.
• 5.The final thing the Romans did was placed kerb stones, which were stones that held the paving stones together and they also made a canal for water to run through.

Romulus and Remus

• They were twin brothers that were abandoned and left in the Tiber river.
• A female wolf found and nursed them.
• They were raised by a shepherd.

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• They both founded Rome and fought over who would be he ruler.
• Romulus killed Remus and stole credit for founding the city and gave his name to Rome around 753 B.C.

Latin

• Some people at Universities and Churches can speak it fluently.

Latin

• Some prefixes come from Latin.
• The romance languages (like Spanish and French) come from Latin.

Roman Numerals

• You can't subtract more than once in Roman Numerals.(Ex:correct-IV=4 incorrect-IIV=3)
• If you have a smaller number to the left of a larger number you carry those two together.(Ex:CXIX=C X IX)

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• You can't subtract 1 from C, L, D, and M.
• I=1 V=5 X=10 L=50 C=100 D=500 M=1000

Roman Republic

• There are 3 branches of the Roman Republic.
• The oldest and most powerful branch of the Roman republic was the Senate, which was governed by the patricians (noble men).
• The Senate was in charge of how Rome should act towards Rome's neighboring countries and how Rome's money was spent.

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• The next branch was the assembly, it was made up of representatives for the plebeins ( everyone that wasn't noble or a slave).
• They protected the plebeins rights.
• The patritians posted republic laws in the forum (a gathering place in Rome)

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• The third branch of the Roman republic was made up of 2 consults that each served for 1 year.
• They were elected by the assembly but they follow the orders of the Senate most of the time.
• They were Roman military leaders and high judges.