PPT-The Roman Military Romans placed a great value on their military.

All landowning citizens were required to serve in the military Some political positions even required 10 years of military service Roman soldiers were organized into large military units known as . Levin. The Roman Army. Who was in the Roman army. ?. What was a legion?. The entire population served in the army, rich or poor (except women). The lower classes were foot soldiers (the infantry). The soldiers on horse back were the rich classes. The fighting men who made . rome. legendary . Essential question . What role did Rome’s military play in its expansion from a relatively small city-state to an empire?. Ruled by foreign powers. Rome’s military might was among the primary reasons the Republic was able to conquer and control so much territory. MILITARY. 6G.1.2. Explain the factors that influenced the movement of people, goods, ideas and the effects of that movement on societies & regions over time (e.g. scarcity of resources, conquests, desire for wealth, diseases & trade). The Beginning. c. 750 BCE: Latins (tribe) settle what becomes Rome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa02Me27sYw&feature=share&list=PL94166D8B8C3BB66D. Rome went from . A small farming village by the Tiber River. 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. The Ashes of the Roman Republic. Rome enters a period called the . Pax. . Romana. : 200 year period of peace in the Roman Empire. 27 B.C.E. – 180 A.D.. Augustus is named imperator and the first citizen of the Roman empire. As imperator, Augustus kept the senate alive had all power in his own hands including economy and military. . Chapter 5. Origins. Rome, as a dominant force in the Mediterranean, owed much to both . geographical features. and . human resources. Geographical features:. Located in the middle of Mediterranean region. Roman Military Expansion. Where to Start?. Look at the question. Identify exactly what the question is asking you to do. Information that does not specifically address the question will not earn you any points (irrelevant). 1000 km long. 200 km wide. The Alps guard the northern border. Surrounded on three sides by . Mare Nostrum ~ “our sea”. Divided by the Apennine Mountains – a diagonal barrier that divides much of the length of the peninsula. Roman Location. Small Italian city-state. Central on Italian peninsula. Influence of Rivers. Northern Alps. Mediterranean Sea. Forming Rome…. Myth of Romulus and . Remus. Latins. move onto peninsula around 800 BC and establish Rome as a . might . and . amazing . feats of engineering, such as the Colosseum in Rome. Indeed, Romans were at their best when they were building and conquering. But the Romans were also accomplished painters and sculptors, and their art reached new heights of realism and accuracy that weren’t achieved again until the . The Roman Empire AD 120 - how did they manage it?. The provinces of the Roman Empire AD 120. In the beginning. Dates incidentally start with the founding of Rome until 525 AD. .. Romulus . and Remus sons of . Mosaic . was also a form of art that was created by the Romans.. Mosaic is a picture made from chips of colored stone or glass. iv.The. Culture of Ancient Rome. The Culture of Ancient Rome. Like Greek agoras, Roman cities had a forum for markets & public gatherings . Roman names – . the three parts. A personal name (praenomen) “before name. – Gaius – about 30 in common use – 12 by the second century. Female names denoted with an “a” – e.g. – Julius – Julia, Antony – Antonia, Octavius – Octavia etc, Camillus - Camilla.