World History

•Chapter Five “Rome & Rise of Christianity”

•600 B.C. – A.D. 500

Section One: The Rise of Rome

Objectives•1. Discuss how the Romans conquered the plain of Latium, the Italian peninsula & then the entire Mediterranean world.

•2. Explain how the Romans maintained control over their conquered lands.

I. The Land & Peoples of Italy

•Italy is a peninsula about 750 miles long

•Apennine Mts. run down the middle

•Located in the Mediterranean Sea

The Land & Peoples of Italy

•3 important plains for farming

•1. Po River•2. plain of Latium, where Rome is located

•3. plain of Campania

A. The Impact of Geography

•Rome located 18 miles inland on the Tiber River

•Easy access to the sea but safe from pirates

•Built on 7 hills

The Impact of Geography

•Italian peninsula was a natural stopping point for trade & travel

•Important position in the Mediterranean

B. The Peoples of Italy

•1500 to 1000 B.C. / Latins

•Indo-European group who settled in Latium

•Herders & farmers

The Peoples of Italy

•800 B.C. / Etruscans•Turned Rome from a village

into a city & gave Romans their mode of dress – toga & short cloak

•Organization of the Roman army

Etruscan tomb

Etruscan Sarcophagus

Etruscan writing

Etruscan Temple

The Peoples of Italy

•Greeks settled in southern Italy / Sicily

•Gave the Roman their alphabet & artistic models of sculpture, architecture & literature

II. The Roman Republic

•Early Rome ruled by kings, some Etruscan

•509 B.C. overthrew the last Etruscan king

•Republic – a form of government in which the leader is not a monarch & certain citizens have the right to vote

A. War & Conquest

•Enemies surrounded Rome•264 B.C. defeated the states of Latium, the Greeks in the south & the last Etruscan settlements in the north

War & Conquest

•Roman confederation•Latins had full citizenship•Other groups were allies who

controlled their local affairs, but gave soldiers

•Such people could become Roman citizens

B. Why Rome Was Successful

•3 virtues: duty, courage & discipline

•Livy Roman historian Cincinnatus gave examples

Why Rome Was Successful

•Good diplomats•Extending Roman citizenship & allowing states to run internal affairs

•Skilled persistent soldiers & brilliant strategists

Why Rome Was Successful

•Built towns & connected them with roads

•Allowing soldiers to be deployed quickly

•Law & politics, Roman were practical & created institutions that responded to problems

III. The Roman State

•Distrusted kingship•Built a different form of government

A. The Government of Rome

•Two groups:•1. Patricians – great landowners,

who became Rome’s ruling class•2. Plebeians – landholders,

craftspeople, merchants & small farmers

•Only patricians elected to public office

Patriciancarrying busts of

his ancestor

s in a parade

The Government of Rome

•Chief executive officers•Consuls (2) – ran the government & led the Roman army into battle

•Praetors – in charge of civil law

The Government of Rome

•Senate, about 300 patricians served for life

•Centuriate assembly, elected consuls & praetors & passed laws

•Organized by classes based on wealth

B. The Struggle of the Orders

•Plebeians wanted political & social equality

•Fought in the army to protect Rome

The Struggle of the Orders

• 471 B.C. Council of the plebs createdOfficials called the Tribunes of the plebs empowered to protect the plebeians

• 287 B.C. Council received the right to pass laws

• Still dominated by wealthy ruling class

C. Roman Law

•First code of law, Twelve Tables•Law of Nations, dealt with

Roman & non-Roman legal questions

•Standards of justice applied to all people equally & used principles recognized today

509 B.C. about 100 years the adoption of

“The Twelve Tablets”

Law of Nations

•Innocent until proven otherwise

•The accused has a right to a defense before a judge

•Judges should decide cases based on evidence

IV. Rome Conquers the Mediterranean

•Faced a strong power in Carthage

•Had a large trading empire•Began a long struggle in 264 B.C. to control the Mediterranean

A. The First Punic War

•Rome vs. Carthage•Rome defeated Carthage in a navy battle in 241 B.C.

•Sicily became Rome’s first province

1st Punic War

The First Punic War

•Sent Hannibal the greatest Carthaginian general to start the second Punic War

B. The Second Punic War

•Hannibal brought war to the Romans

•Entered Spain moved east crossing the Alps

•40,000 men, 6,000 horses & elephants

Hannibal

The Second Punic War

•216 B.C. at Cannae Rome lost an army of 40,000 men

•Hannibal remained free to roam Italy

•By 206 B.C. had pushed the Carthaginians out of Spain

The Second Punic War

•Rome decided to invade Carthage

•Forced Carthaginians to recall Hannibal from Italy

•At the Battle of Zama in 202 B.C. Romans crushed Hannibal’s forces

C. More Conquests

•50 years later, Rome fought a 3rd Punic War

•146 B.C. Roman soldiers sacked Carthage

•Conquered Macedonia & Greece

Ruins of Carthage

Rome’s new empire