The Idea That Was Rome I. The Origins of Rome. A. Relevance of Roman History to the Past and Present West 1. Greeks v. Romans: inclusiveness 2. Western.
1. 2560 BC- Pyramids at Giza completed 1185 BC- Trojan War 1000 BC- Chinese develop gunpowder 750-700 BC- Homer writes the Iliad and the Odyssey 776 BC-
Roman Life, Christianity, Rome’s Fall (100 BC- 400 AD)