PPT-The Early Roman Empire

The Julio Claudians through the 5 Good Emperors The Julio Claudians 27 BC 68 AD Augustus 27 BC 14 AD Tiberius 14 37 Gaius Caligula 37 41 Claudius 41 54 Nero 54 68. The Roman Empire at its Height. The Roman Empire became huge. It covered most of Europe, North Africa, and some of Asia. The Empire reached its height under Emperor Diocletian (284-305 CE). The Decline Begins. Theories behind the shrink . by the 300s “barbarian” groups like the Goths had encroached beyond the Empire’s . borders. 410 the Visigoth King Alaric successfully sacked the city of . Rome. The . What internal and external problems destroyed Rome?. A New Emperor. From the end of Diocletian’s reign as emperor in . 305 CE . until . 312 CE . there was fighting in the Roman empire (chaos and disunity…). . The Byzantine Empire-The Eastern half of the Roman Empire. The dividing line was chosen because most territories to the west of the line spoke Latin and followed traditional Roman culture, while the territories to the east spoke Greek and maintained less traditional Roman ways.. Portugal. Spain. Andorra. United Kingdom. France. Monaco. Luxembourg. Belgium. Netherlands. Germany. Switzerland. Liechtenstein. Italy. San Marino. Vatican City. Malta. Austria. Czech Republic. Slovakia. Rome built great stuff. Rome built great roads to travel on and aqueducts to bring water into the city.. Rome also built great stadiums and amphitheaters for the entertainment of the people.. Romans also developed the use of the arch. . © Student Handouts, Inc.. www.studenthandouts.com. What was the Roman Empire?. There were two periods of Roman government.. Roman Republic . 509 BCE-30 BCE. Roman Empire. 30 BCE-476 CE. Rome technically had an “empire” under the Roman Republic.. 5.5. What caused the Decline?. Economic Problems. Foreign Invasion. Decline in traditional values. Dividing the Roman Empire. Political Violence. The . Pax. . Romana. comes to an end with the death of Marcus Aurelius in 180. Germanic tribes such as the Franks, Visigoths, . Burgundians. , . Ostrogoths. , and Vandals take over.. Trade stops, people move out of cities, and the exchange of ideas completely stops.. The Franks emerge as the most powerful of these groups.. The Roman Empire at its Height. The Roman Empire became huge. It covered most of Europe, North Africa, and some of Asia. The Empire reached its height under Emperor Diocletian (284-305 CE). Expansion: Good or Bad?. At its height the Roman Empire included all the land around the Mediterranean Sea. In the early AD 100s, the empire stretched from Britain south to Egypt, and from the Atlantic Ocean all the way to the Syrian Desert. . 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 . PP. 254-259. EARLY EMPIRE. Murder of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE leads to civil war. Octavian, the nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar wins the civil war by crushing the naval forces of Mark Antony and Queen Cleopatra of Egypt. Emily S. .. Roman Empire-Social Structures. The social structure of ancient Rome was based on heredity, property, wealth, citizenship and freedom. It was also based around men: women were defined by the social status of their fathers or husbands. Women were expected to look after the houses and very few had any real independence. .