Roman+Empire

**600 B.C. to 600 A.D.** **Ayushi and Elsa**


 *  Rome is located on the Italian peninsula. The Apennine Mountain Range forms down the middle of Italy, and large fertile plains in Italy make farming ideal. The city of Rome is located on the plain of Latium. Rome is about 18 miles inland on the Tiber River . Rome also had a way to the sea. Rome was far enough inland, though, to be safe from pirtes. It was also built on top of seven hills so it could be easily defeneded. The two most notable peoples that settled in Italy were the Greeks and the Etruscans . They moved around the coast and into the eastern two thirds of Sicily, an island south of the Italian Peninsula. The early development of Rome was most influenced by the Etruscans. They found Rome a village, but turned it into a city. The Etruscans also organized the Roman army. **[[image:http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mcRr3B03QgQ/TMLyt1Z1KHI/AAAAAAAAHdE/L9Es9-1g4yU/s1600/Maravot+Etruscan_mural_triclinium1.gif width="420" height="294" align="right" caption="Painting of Ancient Rome"]]

**The beginning of a new era in Romes history was when the last Etruscan king established a Republic. A republic is a form of government in which the leader is not a monarch and cenrtain citizens have the right to vote. Early Rome was divided into two groups, the plebeians and the patricians. The plebeians were small farmers, landowners, craftspeople and merchants. The patricians were great landowners who became Romes ruling class. The cheif executive officers of th ****e Roman Republic were consuls and praetors. Two consuls were chosen every year and ran the government and led the Roman army into battle. The praetors were in charge of civil laws. The Senate was a select group of about 300 patricians who served for l ****ife. The Centuriate Assembly elected officials and passed laws. Romes first code of laws was the Twelve Tables. From these, Rome developed a more sophisticated system of civil law. **


 * Rome had to face a strong power, known as the state of Carthage. Romes first war with Carthage was known as The First Punic War . When this war ended, Hannibal, the greatest general of Carthage, began the Second Punic War . The Romans decided to meet Hannibal head on. In result, Rome lost an oarmy of almost forty thousand men. A Roman general, Marius, began to recruite volunteers from urban or rural poor who owned no land. To recruit them, he promised them land. In result, this created a new **** type of army. Lucius C **** ornelius Sulla was the next general to use this recruitment system. A few more important people in Romes history were Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar . Their combined wealth and power enabled them to dominate the polictical scene. **

__**5 Rome Terms:**__
 * 1) **Plebeians: The lower class of the Romans**
 * 2) **Patricians: The upper class of the Romans**
 * 3) **Consuls: One of the chief executive officers of the Roman Republic**
 * 4) **Twelve Tables: Rome's first code of laws**
 * 5) **Centuriate Assembly: Group of people who elected the chief officials, such as the consuls and praetors**

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">__**5 Important People:**__
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Hannibal: Leader of the Carthaginians who fought for his city**
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Cornelius Sulla: The next general to take advantage of the new military system**
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Crassus: The richest man in Rome**
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Pompey: Successful commander in Spain as a military hero**
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Julius Caesar: Took control of Rome in 45 B.C.**


 * <span class="body" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">"As a rule, men worry more about what they can't see than about what they can. "**
 * <span class="bodybold" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">~ Julius Caesar **

__**LINKS**__
 * 1) **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">History of Ancient Rome This site talks about all the things that happened during the ancient world of Rome **
 * 2) **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Ancient Rome Learn about the way, where, and how the Romans lived in their times **
 * 3) **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The British Museum This site tells you all the civilizations that lived in the Roman times **
 * 4) **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Ancient Roman History Times This site provides a chronological index of the history of Ancient Rome. **
 * 5) **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%; line-height: 24px;">Ancient Rome Government Learn about the ancient Roman government and how it still affects our world toda **y

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 * **<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt;">650 B.C. ** || * <span style="color: #ff33cc; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Etruscans rule Rome ||
 * **<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt;">509 B.C. ** || * <span style="color: #ff33cc; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Rome becomes a republic ||
 * **<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt;">450 B.C. ** || * <span style="color: #ff33cc; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt;">The Twelve Table is Rome’s fist code of laws ||
 * **<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt;">312 B.C. ** || * <span style="color: #ff33cc; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Appian Way built ||
 * **<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt;">264 B.C. ** || * <span style="color: #ff33cc; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Punic Wars begin ||
 * **<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt;">44 B.C. ** || * <span style="color: #ff33cc; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Julius Caesar assassinated ||
 * **<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt;">33 A.D ** || * <span style="color: #ff33cc; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Jesus dies in Jerusalem ||
 * **<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt;">79 A.D. ** || * <span style="color: #ff33cc; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Pompeii destroyed in eruption of Mount Vesuvius ||
 * **<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt;">180 A.D. ** || * //<span style="color: #ff33cc; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Pax Romana //<span style="color: #ff33cc; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt;"> ends ||
 * **<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt;">476 A.D. ** || * <span style="color: #ff33cc; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Fall of the Roman Empire ||