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Italian Peninsula: Surround by 3 sides ofwaterRome protected by: Mediterranean Sea &Adriatic Sea Alps MountainsMediterranean Sea provided: Trade, expanding RomeTiber River provided: Fertile land for cropsAncient Rome’sGeography
Roman Myt hology Based on Greekpolytheisticreligion-changed Greeknames of Gods &Goddesses toRoman names Explanations ofnaturalphenomena,human qualities,and life eventsGreekRomanRoleGod/Goddess God/GoddessZeusJupiterKing of the GodsHeraJunoQueen of the GodsApolloApolloGod of MusicArtemisDianaGoddess of wildthings,huntressAthenaMinervaGoddess of wisdom &warAphroditeVenusGoddess of love &beauty
Temples in Ancient Rome “It aly”The Temple of Apollo in PompeiiThe Temple of Hercules VictorPantheon Templededicated toall gods
Roman Mythology Was a polytheistic religion that was central to culture, politics, and art Many of today’s symbols, metaphors, words, and images come fromRoman mythologyVideo: “Roman Influenceon the Modern World”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v C3S0EmzEnF0
Ancient Rome:The Roman RepublicEssential QuestionIn what ways did theRoman Republic create afoundation for modern(today’s) democracy?The Main IdeaIn order to understand theconnections, we will makecomparisons between theRoman Republic and our U.S.Government.
Who ruled Rome before the Republic? Et ruscan kings ruled and expanded Rome- (monarchy)-agriculture and temples (753 BCE) The last Etruscan king wasoverthrown by Romanarist ocrat s for being t ooharsh
What is a Republic? The Romans vowed to never be ruledby a king. Inst ead t hey set up arepublic around 509 BCE.Republic: a form of governmentin which power restswith the people whocan vote and electtheir leaders(cit izens-freebornmales) ancient Rome
List the similarities betweenancient Rome and the UnitedStates governments.
What are the similarities between the ed StatesExecutiveLeader inchargeleaders, led army & gov.1 leader, led army & gov.LegislativeMade lawsSenate-advised consuls, hadassemblies, made lawsSenate-advised president, haveassemblies, make lawsJudicialEnforcedlaws8 judges, enforced laws, heardcivil & criminal cases9 justices (judge), enforced laws, heardcivil & criminal casesLegal CodeTwelve Tables-basic lawsU.S. Constitution-basic lawsCitizenshipNative bornNative born
Social Classes- Patricians and PlebeiansPatricians:Plebeians: arist ocrat iclandowners whoheld most of thepower ingovernment Common peoplefarmers, merchants,artisans, etc. made up aminorit y of thepopulation inherited powerand social status M ade up t he majorit yof the population Right t o vot e, but didnot hold the mostimportant governmentpositions.
Social Classes-Foreigners and SlavesForeigners: could becitizens(sometimes)Slaves: No power Oftenprisoners ofwar Not based onrace
Social Classes-WomenWomen: Freeborn couldbe citizens Could not vote Could not holdpolitical office Managed thehousehold of slaves& childrenhttp://rome.mrdonn.org/women.htmlMore information on Women in Ancient Rome
Government Structure of the Republic
Consuls (Executive branch)Consuls: 2 leadersPowers: commanded t hearmy & t hegovernment advised bySenate
(Legislative branch)Senate: pat rician branch ofgovernmentPowers: foreign policy andfinancial matters advised consulsTribunes: plebeian elect ed byTribal AssemblyPowers: look out for plebeians’benefit in Senate
(Legislative branch)Tribal Assembly: made up ofplebeiansPowers: elected tribunes made laws forcommonersCenturiate Assembly: soldiers that werecitizens controlled by thepat riciansPowers: selected consuls made laws
(Judicial branch)Praetors 8 judgesPowers: hear civil & criminal cases govern provinces
In Times of Crisis.Dictator: Appointed to serve in timesof crisis Chosen by consuls, electedby the SenatePowers: Absolute power to makelaws Command army
Rights and Responsibilities ofall Roman citizens (male) Right to vote Pay taxes Serve in the military
Twelve TablesWhy are the Twelve Tablesimportant? First written code of law forRome Guarant eed t hat all freecit izens had the protectionof the law“Innocent until proven guilty”
Videos to WatchAncient Rome in 20 Minutes:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v 46ZXl-V4qwY
Works Cited iki/Women in ancient Romehttp://www.romeacrosseurope.com/?p n/legion-roman-army-ancient-military-444126/
Roman Mythology Based on Greek polytheistic religion-changed Greek names of Gods & Goddesses to Roman names Explanations of natural phenomena, human qualities, and life events. Greek God/Goddess. Roman . God/Goddess. Role. Zeus. Jupiter; King of the Gods. Hera. Juno. Queen of the Gods: Apollo. Apollo: God of Music. Artemis.
