Tag: Roman Civilisation

Lectures The Geography of ItalyThe EtruscansThe Roman RepublicRoman Expansion and the Punic WarsThe Civil WarThe Rise of Julius CasearInstructional Goal: Students will know the primary features of the Italian peninsula and understand how they influenced the rise of the Roman civilizaiton. I. The top...

YearNameNotes49 BC44 BCJulius CaesarDied March 14, 44 BC.Murdered by Gaius Cassius and Marcus Brutus.44 BC31 BCMarc Antony31 BC14 ADAugustus (Octavianus)Died August 19, 14 AD.14 AD37 ADTiberiusDied March 16, 37 AD.37 AD41 ADGaius Julius Caesar Germanicus (Caligula)Died January 24, 41 AD.Widely regar...

Note: Though this map states that the Roman Empire was at its greatest extent in the third century A.D., Mesopotamia, shown here as part of the empire, was only briefly part of the Roman world during the last years of the reign of Trajan (emperor A.D. 98-117) and was abandoned immediately after his ...

Lectures The Geography of ItalyThe EtruscansThe Roman RepublicRoman Expansion and the Punic WarsThe Civil WarThe Rise of Julius CasearInstructional Goal: Students will know the cause and effects of the Roman Civil War. I. The rapid growth of the Roman colonial holding created many internal problems....

The first time I saw the Pantheon, it seemed huge. The roof high above me with the light coming in lines was incredible as I had not yet seen such an incredible structure. When I went on the eleventh grade field week I saw it from the outside and even though I have grown I am still amazed at its bea...

Lectures The Geography of ItalyThe EtruscansThe Roman RepublicRoman Expansion and the Punic WarsThe Civil WarThe Rise of Julius CasearInstructional Goal: Students will know the major facts reference the Punic Wars and understand the implications of Roman expansion on the future Roman Empire. I. Rome...

Romans believed religion was very important. They believed that gods were responsible for putting them on Earth and controlling their lives. How did Romans practice religion? There were two parts of Roman religion, household religion and the state religion. Household religion included worshipping go...

Lectures The Geography of ItalyThe EtruscansThe Roman RepublicRoman Expansion and the Punic WarsThe Civil WarThe Rise of Julius CasearInstructional Goal: Students will know the major developments of the Etruscan civilization and understand the impact it had on the Roman civilization. I. The earliest...

The Coliseum - a comparison of pictures taken during the 1960s and in August 1996... A Timeless Icon: The Colosseum Then and Now The Colosseum, a symbol of ancient Rome's power and grandeur, continues to captivate visitors centuries after its construction. Comparing photographs from different eras o...

Rome, as the capital of the Roman empire, was the most important city. The city grew and so it became occupied by important buildings. These buildings are all built close to each other making a center for entertainment and other causes like political leaders going to the Forum. These buildings are t...

After learning about where the Romans lived and what hobbies they enjoyed, you might be wondering what roles the men, women, and children played in ancient Rome. Keep reading to learn about what you, your friends, and your family would have been expected to do in ancient Rome. What would the men in ...

Pompeii was a city built more than 2000 years ago which got covered in ash from when the Vesuvius erupted. The people died intoxicated by fumes coming from the eruption. "To us at distance it was not clear which mountain was belching out the cloud, but it was later discovered to be Vesuvius. In form...