PreClass

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Pre-Class

• Tasks
• On looseleaf.
• List five things that you learned about Greek
  culture.
• Schedule
• Go through Rome to Empire WS.
• Roman Culture

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The Glory of Rome

• Roman Culture

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Preview

• Today you will
• See how the Pax Romana led to thriving culture in
  Rome.
• Describe Greco-Roman civilization.
• Compare Greek and Roman civilization to today.

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Review

• What are the three periods of Roman history?
• How did the end of the Roman Republic lead to a
  time of peace?
• Describe the connection between Ancient Greece
  and Ancient Rome.

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The Pax Romana

• Definition
• The 200 year period where Roman rule brought
  peace, order, and unity to the lands that it
  controlled.
• Signs of Peace
• Increased trade
• Ease of transportation
• Flourishing culture

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A Greek Legacy

• Turn to p. 161 and read the two paragraphs under
  Romans Write Literature, History, and
  Philosophy.
• Roman Practicality
• Greeks Lay the Foundation
• Romans Build the Building

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Roman Literature

• Greek Basis?
• Virgil
• Writer of the epic poemThe Aeneid.

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How did the Aeneid connect Greek and Roman
culture?
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Roman Literature

• Satires
• Definition Poems used to make fun of the Roman
  way of life.
• Why?

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Popular Entertainment

• Greek Basis?
• The Colosseum
• Definition A large stadium that served as the
  center of popular entertainment in Ancient Rome.
• The Circus Maximus
• Definition A large race-track in Ancient Rome.

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The Colosseum
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The Roman Colosseum
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The Games

• I attended the games one mid-day hoping for a
  little wit and humor there. I was bitterly
  disappointed. It was really mere butchery. The
  morning's show was merciful compared to it. The
  men were thrown to lions and to bears but at
  midday to the audience.

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The Games

• There was no escape for them. The slayer kept
  fighting until he could be slain. "Kill him! flog
  him! burn him alive," was the cry from the
  people "Why is he such a coward? Why won't he
  rush toward the sword? Why does he fall so meekly?

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The Games

• Why won't he die willingly? Unhappy that I am,
  how have I deserved that I must look on such a
  scene as this? Do not, my Lucilius, attend the
  games, I pray you. Either you will be corrupted
  by the multitude, or, if you show disgust, be
  hated by them. So stay away.

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The Circus Maximus
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Ben Hur

• Video Clip
• Why do you think Roman popular entertainment was
  so brutal and violent?
• Compare the games of Ancient Rome to forms of
  entertainment found today.

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Roman Art (compare)
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Roman Art

• Roman Art
• Realistic
• Emotional
• Mosaic
• Definition A picture made from chips of colored
  stone or glass.

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Modern Mosaic
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Roman Engineering

• Engineering
• Definition The application of science and
  mathematics to improve life.
• Aqueducts
• Definition Bridge-like stone structures that
  carried water in Roman cities.

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Roman Engineering

• Roads
• Benefits?
• All Roads Lead to Rome

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Roman Architecture

• Greek
• Roman
• Today

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Law and Justice

• Read the paragraphs on p. 165 under New Law
  Codes Protect the Empire.
• In your notes, list three basic principles of
  Roman law that are still in use in the United
  States today.

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Review Activity

• With a partner
• Scenario You have been chosen to put together
  an exhibit about Roman culture for a museum.
• You are to pick three artifacts that you would
  include in your exhibit, explain what they are,
  and explain why you would pick these items to
  symbolize who the Romans were as a people.