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Transcript of Rome
Roman Empire 800BC to ~600AD
Table of Contents
• History Start
• History Middle
• Constantine Era
• Pompeii
• Coliseum
• Main Reason Why
• Pictures
• Sources
History-Start
• April 21 753 BC
• Romulus and Remus
• Shewolf– boys in a basket, and throw into the Tiber
History Middle
• Ceasar 49-44Ceasar 49-44
– DictatorDictator
– assassinated 44assassinated 44
• Octavianus (Augustus) 31BC-14ADOctavianus (Augustus) 31BC-14AD
– Official EmperorOfficial Emperor
Constantine Era
• Not Roman
• Arch built to commenorate his victory in the battle of Pons Milvius
• War– West V East– united
• Declared his-self emperor– Sons
• Death split empire into two
Pompeii 79AD
• Mount VesuviusMount Vesuvius
• August 24th, 79 A. D.August 24th, 79 A. D.
• No escapeNo escape
• Alive, mummifiedAlive, mummified
Coliseum
opening ceremonies in A.D. 80inaugurated by Titus188 m x 156 m (615 ft x 510 ft)
Main Reasons Why
• Separation
• Invaders– Huns
• Religion
Pictures
Sources
• Grant, Michael. The Fall of the Roman Empire. Radnor, PA: The Annenberg School Press, 1976. Print.
• "Fall of the Roman Empire, Decline of Ancient Rome." Rome.info. 09 Nov 2009. Rome Info, Web. 10 Nov 2009.
<http://www.rome.info/history/empire/fall/>.
• Ferrill, Arther. The Fall of the Roman Empire. New York, New York: Thames and Hudson Inc., 1994. Print.