Ancient Rome

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Ancient Rome

• Geography
• Society
• Republic
• Legions Cincinnatus
• Punic Wars

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Geography
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Geography
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Roman Society

• Life revolves around

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Roman Society

• Social classes
• Patricians Plebeians

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Roman Society

• Slavery

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Roman Republic

• Representative Democracy
• Officials elected by citizens
• Citizens of Rome Patrician and plebeian men
• Pay taxes, serve in Roman legions
• Representative bodies
• Patrician SENATE
• Plebeian ASSEMBLY
• 2 Consuls chosen annually

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Rome
Direct Democracy Representative
Democracy Foreigners can become citizens No
elected officials Slavery Patricians
Plebeians Citizens vote Written laws President 4
years 2 Consuls 1 year Senate for life No
slavery Women can vote Senate Assembly Citizens
are free men Fear of kings President, Congress,
Courts
A
A/B
B/C
A/B/C
B
C
B/C
Athens, Greece
USA, 2006
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The Dream of Rome?

• Heart/Soul of the Republic Citizen-Soldiers
• Legionnaires defending their Rome
• Ideal Roman Cincinnatus

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CINCINNATUS TASK
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The Punic Wars
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Growing Rivalry
ROME VS CARTHAGE For control of trade throughout
the Mediterranean Region
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Hannibal

• Hannibal Barca Carthaginian general
• Defeats small Roman colony in Spain
• Crosses Alps (with army and elephants)
• Invades Italy Romans get mollywopped!

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Elephant floaties?
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How do you defeat an enemy that keeps spanking
you in your own country?
WAR OF ATTRITION Burn the countryside Destroy
the resources Eliminate the supplies
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The Defeat of Carthage

• Rome takes the fight to Africa
• Hannibal follows to defend Carthage
• Battle of Zama Rome wins

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Rome is Paranoid

• Hannibal is going to get you!

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Results of Punic Wars

• 3 wars
• 100 years
• Carthage destroyed
• Rome inherits Carthaginian Empire
• Rome controls the entire Mediterranean!
• Mo Money to Rome!!!

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Mo Money, Mo Problems

• Next Up The Fall of the Republic

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PUNIC WARS TASK