Kameron Nix Phillip Diffley Stephen Levy and Shree

Kameron Nix, Phillip Diffley, Stephen Levy, and Shree Bose THE ROMAN EMPIRE

Preconditions of the Empire 1. State-level Governments 2. Environmental Mosaic Mantained conquered governments; less rebellion among conquered people. 1. Adequate Military Resources - Salt Flats - Cotton - Silver - Wood - Tin - Road Supply - Manpower - Metal Supply

Key Figures 1. Cincinnatus 2. Cicero 3. Julius Caesar 4. Octavian "Augustus" Caesar 5. Caligula, Nero 6. Diocletian 7. Constantine

Key Dates 1. 800 B. C. E. - Rome Founded 2. 509 B. C. E. - Drove out the Monarchy; Roman Republic Begins 3. 264 B. C. E. - 146 B. C. E. - Punic Wars against Carthage 4. 49 B. C. E. - Julius Caesar Takes Over 5. March 15, 44 B. C. E. - Julius Caesar Assassinated (Ides of March) 6. 27 B. C. E. - Augustus Takes Power 7. 25 B. C. E. - 180 C. E. - Pax Romana (Peace and Prosperity in the Roman Empire) 8. 284 C. E Empire splits in two 9. 313 C. E Christianity is legalized in the Roman Empire 10. 476 C. E. - Official Fall of the Roman Empire

Political Events Early Rome 1. Monarchy Aristocrats Overthrow Monarchy Rape of Lucretia 1. Republic Cursus Honorum - 2 consuls Client-patron relationship From Republic to Empire 1. Julius Ceaser 2. Empire 3. Built within current boundaries 4. Empire Split = FALL

Roman Society Early Rome 1. Religion- Polytheistic 2. Dedicated to the state 3. Cincinnatus 4. Mixed Social classes Late Rome 1. Ideal shift Personal Achievement O tempora, O mores! 1. Class division grew 2. Religion shift 3. Emperors attempts at gaining favor

Roman Economy Farming 1. Grain = Diet and Economy 2. Soil conditions not ideal for grain agriculture 3. Production of Olives and Grapes 4. Farmers Had to Buy Food They Needed (grains) 5. Small Farms go into Debt 6. Estates Dissuaded Trade and Production Trade 1. Romans paid more for little value 2. Luxury products = lifestyle of upper class 3. Built complex infrastructure 4. Owned Mediterranean

Influence of Geography 1. Rivers 2. All centered around Mediterranean Trade Interconnectivity 1. Poor soils Need for expansion 1. Mountains Protection

Key Ideology Farmer + Soliders - fight and return to farms Militaristic Ideology Conquer all Extend Roman citizenship Change in Ideology - Fix from within, not expansion