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Chapter 12The Roman Empire
50-BC to AD 150
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Cicero
• Cicero, a gifted philosopher and orator, wanted to make Rome a better place. He wanted the Romans to give the power to the Senate.
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Julius Caesar
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Pompey• Pompey was a very
powerful man in Rome. He was also a very good friend of Caesar.
• He worked to fight against the Senate. He and Caesar would change the course of history.
• He would eventually work against Caesar, trying to take his power away from him.
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Julius Caesar100-44 BC
• Caesar was probably the greatest general in history. As a general he was becoming a very powerful figure in Rome. Worried that he was becoming too powerful, the Senate ordered him back to Rome to arrest him and take away his command.
• Caesar, knowing that this would be considered an act of war, in defiance, he marched his troops back to Rome.
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Caesar Becomes Dictator
• Caesar seized power from the Senate and became dictator of the entire Roman Empire.
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The Death Of Caesar
• A group of senators under the leadership of Brutus, a young senator and Caesar’s friend, murdered Caesar on, March 15th, also known as the Ides of March, 44 BC.
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Marcus Junius Brutus Caepio
• 85-42 BC• Young senator• Friend of Caesar• Leader of the group of
Senators who murdered Caesar.
• Later committed suicide
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Marc Antony (Marcus Antonius)• 83-30 BC• Assistant to Caesar• Helped to punish
those who murdered Caesar
• Married Cleopatra• Battled Octavian for
power and lost.• Committed suicide so
he wouldn’t be taken prisoner.
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Augustus Gaius Julius Caesar (Octavian) 63 BC-14 AD
• Octavian, later called Augustus, was Caesar’s adopted son, because Caesar only had a daughter, named Julia. He, along with Marc Antony, worked to punish the people who had killed Caesar. He eventually became Emperor of the Roman empire.
• As a leader, he was considered one of Rome’s best.
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Cleopatra
• 69-30 BC• Queen of Egypt• “Queen”of Julius
Caesar• Married Marc Antony• Her bid to rule Rome
with Marc Antony was defeated by Octavian.
• Committed suicide
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The Vast Roman Empire
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Hadrian (Publius Hadrianus)
76-138 AD
Joined the army when he was 14 years old.
Great military leader.
Was considered a good
Emperor.
Built Hadrian’s wall in Great Britain.
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Hadrian’s Wall
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Hadrian’s Wall Present Day
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Hadrian’s Wall
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Hadrian’s Wall
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Roman Trade Routes
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Pax Romana• First 200 years of
the Roman Empire were a time of general peace and prosperity.
• There was a stable government, an organized military, and no major wars or rebellions.
• It lasted until about AD 180.
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Pompeii destroyed in 79 AD
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Palatine HillBeautiful temples
Chariot raceswere held
here Then
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Chariot Race
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Palatine Hill Now
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Villas
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Roman Roads
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Galen
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Roman Road in Great Britain• Roman roads were built primarily for Rome’s
military legions to travel throughout the empire.
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Roman Road Construction
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Roman Road Construction
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More Roman Roads
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Cement
• The Romans invented cement, a product that allowed their structures to last for centuries.
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Roman ArchesA Roman aqueduct
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Roman Arch Construction
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Vaults
• A vault is a set of arches that supports the roof of a building.
• The Romans used vaults to create a huge, open area within buildings.
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The Colosseum
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The Colosseum Today
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Gladiators fought in the Colosseum
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Roman Dome
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Past
Pantheon
Present
Present
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Virgil… Wrote a great epic poemabout the founding of Rome
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Ovid…Wrote poems about Roman Mythology
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Roman TheaterAn ancient Romantheater in Francestill used today
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Romance languages developed from Latin and influence how people speak and write today. Modern languages are
based on the Roman language
PortugalRomania
France Spain
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And of course, Italy
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Roman law inspired a system called civil law. Civil law is a legal system based on
a written code of law.