PPT-  Welcome to Rome

Geography of Rome Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio with about 3 million residents It is located in the centralwestern portion of the Italian peninsula on the Tiber river River Tiber. Geography The people who settled Rome chose a geographic location that was good for defense travel and trade Economics To survive Roman farmers relied on discipline and hard work The Beginnings of Rome ESSENTIAL QUESTION What is the early history of Big Idea. Get your book!!!. Anticipatory Set. Alias, alibi, camera, extra, focus, media, radius, and recipe. . These are words that were created by the Romans.. What other things can you think of that the Romans gave us?. Instructor: K. . Kapparis. TA: Kat . Klos. WHY STUDY ROME?. What is Roman (Greek) about this building?. What about this building?. Perhaps something more local?. Rome is more than architecture: It is lifestyle. 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. Pg 20-21. Key Terms and People. Section 1. Augustus. citizens. aqueducts. Section 2. Diocletian. Constantine. Clovis. Attila. corruption. Section 3. Justinian. Theodora. Byzantine Empire. mosaics. 1- Augustus. Government. Republic. 2 elected consuls were the head. Served a one-year term. Controlled the army. Senate. Leaders from the Patricians. Law-makers. Controlled spending. Chosen by Consuls. Served for life. 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. 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. Located along the Mediterranean sea. Mediterranean climate. The . Alps and . Appinies. . m. ountain ranges protect Rome from outsiders and made it difficult to travel across the peninsula. Home of Mt. Vesuvius (volcano). 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 . 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- . 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.” .