PPT-Roman Kings and the founding of Rome

The Aeneid Aeneas escaped from burning Troy with his father Anchises on his back and his son Ascanius in tow Family Tree Son of Anchisis and Venus Aphrodite Son w Creusa Troy . The . Beginning. https://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPf27gAup9U. . Reference sites. http. ://. www.localhistories.org/romhist.html. . http://. www.roman-empire.net/children/history.html. http://. www.tribunesandtriumphs.org/roman-empire/brief-history-of-rome.htm. Aeneas flees Troy. Barocci. , 1598. Birth of Twins. Numitor. – King of Alba Longa. Amulius. - Brother to the King. Rhea Silvia – Daughter of King . Numitor. Mars, God of War – as himself. Romulus and Remus. Location. Italian Peninsula—halfway between Northern and Southern Italy. Midpoint of Mediterranean Sea. Advantage: Send military in all directions! . Roman Geography and Conflict. Place . Society divided into two classes. A.D. 284, Emperor Diocletian, a Roman general. Rome too big for one person to rule. Split Rome . A.D. 306 Constantine emperor. Moves capital from Rome to Byzantium. . (Rome’s position/location had weakened). Rome. Greece. Roman Republic & Empire. Jupiter, Juno, Apollo, Diana, Minerva, and Venus. Very similar to the Greek gods and goddesses!. Roman gods and goddesses. Rome: Centrally located in the Mediterranean Basin and distant from eastern Mediterranean powers. The Pre-Roman World. A Bit of Perspective. Roman civilization – lasted over 1,000 years. Why? . Efficient network of government officials and a system of laws that protects each citizen. Separation of powers. CHAPTER 5. http://www.mitchellteachers.net/WorldHistory/AncientRome/Images/MapRomeEmpireAtHeight.jpg. The Rise of Rome. Latins. , Greeks, and Etruscans settle in Italy by 550 BC. Latin herders and farmers came first to area near present city of Rome, by 1000 BC. Rome-began as a small agricultural city-state. Then a republic. An Empire. Eventually Dominated the . Mediterranean. The Etruscans. Th. e Etruscans were Ionian Greeks who migrated to the Italian Peninsula . up the east coast. Alps . in north with passages. surrounded . by water. Geography. Patricians. Landowners. Made the law. Plebeians. Farmers. Followed the law?. Class System. Iowa classroom. How do class systems create conflict?. Rome was established in the year . 735. by a . group of people called the . Latins. .. For many years Rome was ruled by a people . called the Etruscans. The Roman’s learned many things from them . Kyle Swanson. Why . rome. ?. Why Rome?. Expanse of the Ancient Rome. Over 1200 years. 5,000,000 km. 2. . (1,930,511 . sq. mi). Legacy. Latin. History. It’s fun!. The Kings (753-510 BCE). The Republic (510-27 BCE). The Romans developed . innovations. that are still used today; what made them such . influential . innovators? . Definition of . “. INNOVATION. ”. : . something new or original (such as an idea, an invention, a device, a method). Romulus and Remus. Twin brothers who founded Rome.. Legend of Birth of Rome. Livy (historian) wrote about the site of the city in his work The Early History of Rome. “Not without reason did gods and men choose this spot for the site of our city - the healthy hills, the river to bring us produce from the inland regions and sea-borne commerce from abroad, the sea itself, near enough for convenience yet not so near as to bring danger from foreign fleets, our situation in the very heart of Italy - all these advantages make if of all places in the world the best for a city destined to grow great.” . Terms to Know. Province, the Colosseum, aqueduct, polytheism, arch. Roman Growing Pains. With the defeat of Carthage, Rome’s power and wealth grew, but it caused a lot of problems. . Had an empire without an emperor..