journal entry who are remus and romulus? why are they significant?
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Journal Entry
Who are Remus and Romulus? Why are they significant?
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The Roman Empire
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Economic IssuesRome quickly accumulated a great amount of wealth.Wealthy families built latifundia – huge
estates that used conquered people as slaves.
Rise in unemployment -> population flocked to cities
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The First TriumvirateJulius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompey, Licinius Crassus
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Civil WarConflict erupts between Caesar and
Pompey -> Caesar WinsForces the senate to declare him dictator
(eventually for life)
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Julius CaesarReforms
Public works – employ the joblessLand reform – gave public land to the poorExpanded citizenshipIntroduced the Julian calendar
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Julius CaesarSenate feared Caesar intended to make himself king of RomeStabbed 23 times on the floor of the senate
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The Second TriumvirateOctavian, Marc Antony, Lepidus
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The Second TriumvirateOctavian, Marc Antony, Lepidus
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Civil War (Again)Octavian defeats Antony (and Cleopatra)
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Caesar AugustusOctavian would take the
title of Augustus, or Exalted One.Absolute power -> named
his successorNo more democracy ->
named his successorRoman Republic that stood
for 500 years comes to an end (Republic -> Empire)
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Political ReformsStabilized government
Ordered a censusPostal serviceNew form of currencyPut the people to work
The next 200 years of Imperial rule are known as the Pax Romana, or time of Roman peace.
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Vesuvius Erupts!
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Bread and Circuses
Bread and CircusesEmperors held public
spectacles, paid for with tax money, to entertain the masses.
Gladiator battlesIndividual, groups,
animalsNaval reenactmentsChariot RacesThe spectators would
also receive free bread in an attempt to keep them content
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Roman Advances in Literature, History, and Philosophy
Greco-Roman civilization is the blending of Roman, Hellenistic, and Greek traditions.
The Romans borrowed heavily from Greek culture after they conquered Greece.
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Roman Advances in Art and Science
TechnologyBuilt roads, bridges, and harbors throughout
empireBuilt many aqueducts, or bridgelike stone
structures that brought water from the hills into cities.
ArtSculptors stressed realism.Artists depicted life scenes in frescoes and
mosaics.A picture made from chips of colored stone or
glass.
Architecture Emphasized grandeur Improved column and arch Developed rounded dome
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Roman LawDuring the Roman empire,
these principles of law fostered unity and stability:An accused person was
presumed to be innocent until proven guilty.
The accused was permitted to face the accuser and offer a defense.
Centuries later, these principles would become the basis for legal systems in Europe and the Americas.
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AssessmentCaesar, Pompey, and Crassus created the
first _________________.
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AssessmentAfter defeating Marc Antony, Octavian had
himself declared (changed his name to) _________________.
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AssessmentRoman emperors used tax-money to feed
and entertain Romans through a practice known as ___________________.
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AssessmentWhat were the bridge-like stone structures
that brought water from the hills to the cities?
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AssessmentTrue or False?
In the Roman Law system, a person accused of a crime was guilty until proven innocent.
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AssessmentThe blending of Greek, Roman, and
Hellenistic culture was called _____________.