Ancient Rome Regents Review PowerPoint Presentation

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Final Regents Review: Rome By: Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley H.S. Chappaqua, NY

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The Geography of Rome

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The History of Ancient Italy

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Italy in 750 BCE

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Influence of the Etruscans Writing Religion The Arch

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The Mythical Founding of Rome: Romulus & Remus

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The Roman Republic: 509 BCE - 27 BCE

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Republican Government 2 Consuls (Rulers of Rome) Senate (Representative body for patricians) Tribal Assembly (Representative body for plebeians)

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The Twelve Tables, 450 BCE Providing political and social rights for the plebeians.

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The Roman Forum

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Rome’s Early Road System

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Roman Roads: The Appian Way

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Roman Aqueducts

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The Roman Colosseum

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The Colosseum Interior

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Circus Maximus

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Carthaginian Empire

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Hannibal’s Route

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Reform Leaders Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus the poor should be given grain and small plots of free land. Military Reformer Gaius Marius recruited an army from the poor and homeless. professional standing army.

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Pompey Civil War & Dictators Julius Caesar

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Crossing the Rubicon, 49 BC The Die is Cast!

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The First Triumvirate Julius Caesar Marcus Licinius Crassus Gaius Magnus Pompey

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Beware the Ides of March! 44 BCE

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The Second Triumvirate Octavian Augustus Marc Antony Marcus Lepidus

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The Roman Empire: 27 BCE - 476 CE

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Octavian Augustus: Rome’s First Emperor

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The First Roman Dynasty

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Pax Romana: 27 BCE – 180 CE

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The Greatest Extent of the Roman Empire – 14 CE

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The Rise of Christianity

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St. Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles

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The Spread of Christianity

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Imperial Roman Road System

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The Empire in Crisis: 3c

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Diocletian Splits the Empire in Two: 294 CE

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Constantine: 312 - 337

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Constantinople: “The 2nd Rome” (Founded in 330)

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Barbarian Invasions: 4c-5c

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Attila the Hun: “The Scourge of God”

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Byzantium: The Eastern Roman Empire

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The Byzantine Empire During the Reign of Justinian

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The Byzantine Emperor Justinian

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The Legacy of Rome Republic Government Roman Law Latin Language Roman Catholic Church City Planning Romanesque Architectural Style Roman Engineering Aqueducts Sewage systems Dams Cement Arch