The Roman World diorama of different types of people in roman takes children on a journey throughroman empire. festivals and temple life, famous emperors, Pompeii, gladiators http://w3.one.net/~campania/roman-world.html
Extractions: The Roman World The Roman News: The Greatest Newspaper in Civilization If ancient Romans had published a daily paper, it would have been The Roman News . Packed with major news stories from home and abroad, fascinating features on everyday life from fashion to farming interviews and advertisements. Step i nto the arena of death with a gladiator! Relive the terrifying destruction of Pompeii! Learn what stylish Romans are wearing and eating! Read Cornelia's Corner (advice to women). Candlewick First Facts About the Ancient Romans (F. Macdonald) Ancient Rome comes to life in this survey of history, culture, religion and everyday life. Gives answers to most common questions about Roman life and history in a colorful, clearly written format. Suitable for elementary and middle school. Bedrick
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Extractions: Rome Home Architecture, Places, Virtual Tours Daily Life Empire Beyond Rome; The Military ... General Resources Architecture , Places, Tours Ancient Roman Architecture - Great buildings Online Collection of photos of Roman architecture. - From Artifice Inc. - http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/styles/roman.html Ancient Rome Series of photos of famous ancient monuments in the city of Rome. - From ThinkQuest - http://tqd.advanced.org/2838/monument.htm Ancient Rome History and view many of the important structures still around from ancient Roman times. - photos - http://www.kent.wednet.edu/curriculum/soc_studies/rome/Rome.html Ancient Rome: Images and Pictures Galleries dealing with the sights and monuments of ancient Rome. - photos - From Prof. Felix Just, S.J. - Loyola Marymount University - http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~fjust/Rome.htm Buildings of Artificial Stone by J.A. Geary About concrete usage in ancient Rome. "You may be surprised to learn that there are 2000 year old concrete structures still in daily use." - From About.com - http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/uc_geary_bas.ht
ROMAN EMPIRE The Hippodrome was an ancient roman design to hold horse and chariot racing.The most famous oneThe Circus Maximus- was 600 metres long and 200 metres wide. It could hold up to 250 000 people (1/4 the population of Rome). http://www.iol.ie/~coolmine/typ/romans/hippo.html
Extractions: The Hippodrome was an ancient Roman design to hold horse and chariot racing.The most famous one-The Circus Maximus- was 600 metres long and 200 metres wide. It could hold up to 250,000 people (1/4 the population of Rome). It was built into a hillside, and the material dug out was used to create support on the other side of the building. Seats ran in tiers around the u-shaped arena (except for the open end ). A fence ran down the middle - called a Spine- to make laps. Chariots were pulled by 2 - 4 horses, and were driven seven times around the ring at extremely fast speeds. Great skill was needed and sometimes a lot of accidents happened, and drivers were often trampled to death. Big crowds turned out to see the teams. There were four teams - reds, white, blues and greens - and each team, and their fans wore these colours. Huge bets were placed on the races. At one end of the track, there were 12 boxes, where the chariots wait. The judges sat above, who announced the start of the race, by dropping a white handkerchief. The rope in front of the horses was lifted and the race began. Drivers were famous and made a lot of money; Gaius Apuleis, charioteer of the reds, a Spaniard, aged 42 years , 7 months and 23 days. He drove his first chariot for the whites in AD 122. He won his first victory with the reds in AD 131.
A Brief History Of Rome After Caesar followed the many emperors of Rome and there So, here are some ofthe most famous ones. The roman empire in the end was overrun by millions of http://www.roman-empire.net/children/history.html
Extractions: A Brief History of Rome The founding of Rome goes back to the very early days of civilization. It is so old, it is today known as 'the eternal city'. The Romans believed that their city was founded in the year 753 BC. Modern historians though believe it was the year 625 BC. A speech in the Roman senate Early Rome was governed by kings, but after only seven of them had ruled, the Romans took power over their own city and ruled themselves. They then instead had a council known as the 'senate' which ruled over them. From this point on one speaks of the 'Roman Republic'. The word 'Republic' itself comes from the Latin (the language of the Romans) words ' res publica ' which mean 'public matters' or 'matters of state'. The senate under the kings had only been there to advise the king. Now the senate appointed a consul, who ruled Rome like a king, but only for one year. - This was a wise idea, as like that, the consul ruled carefully and not as a tyrant, for he knew that otherwise he could be punished by the next consul, once his year was up. Rome knew four classes of people. This division was very important to the Romans.
Titus piece of the temple to survive Titus' wrath, is the famous 'Wailing Wall roman empireHistory of the roman empire Home Page, Early emperors emperors Gallery http://www.roman-empire.net/emperors/titus.html
Extractions: He was educated together with Claudius' son Britannicus, who became a close friend of his. From AD 61 to 63 he served in Germany and Britain as a military tribune. AFter this he returned to Rome and married Arrecina Tertulla, the daughter of a former commander of the praetorian guard. But only a year later Arrecina died and Titus married yet again, this time Marcia Furnilla. She was of distinguished family, which had connections to opponents of Nero. After the failure of the Pisonian conspiracy, Titus saw it best not to be connected in any way with any potential plotters and hence divorced Marcia in AD 65. In the same year Titus was appointed quaestor, and then became commander one of his father's three legions in Judaea in AD 67 (XV Legion 'Apollinaris'). In late AD 68 Titus was sent by Vespasian as a messenger to confirm his father's recognition of Galba as emeperor. But at reaching Corinth he learned that Galba was already dead and turned back.
Important People Important people famous romans Julius Caesar Julius Caesar was born in 100 BC. Hewas a great soldier. He helped to take over new land for the roman empire. http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/nettsch/time/rpeople.html
Extractions: Important People Famous Romans Julius Caesar Julius Caesar was born in 100 BC. He was a great soldier. He helped to take over new land for the Roman Empire. He made many changes like the new calendar and the starting of a daily newspaper. He also totally changed the law. He became the most powerful man and sole leader in Rome and some people thought he was too powerful and that he wanted to be king. A group of senators (led by Brutus and Cassius) decided to kill him and take his power back. They surrounded him and stabbed him with their daggers on 15th March 44 BC. Emperor Augustus Augustus' proper name was Octavian. He was the adopted son of Julius Caesar. After Caesar's death he took over with two other men. One of them was Mark Antony. Later on, these two fell out and Augustus beat Antony in battle. Octavian ruled on his own and was given the special name Augustus. He was a clever and fair ruler and when he died in AD14, the people did not want to go back to a republic.
Extractions: Royalty.nu World Royalty Europe Italy ... Rome > Caesar > Books About Caesar Search If you don't know much about Roman history, it may surprise you to learn that Julius Caesar was not born royal and it is debatable whether he should be called an emperor. But he set the stage for the restoration of Rome's monarchy and founded a family that ruled the empire for nearly 100 years. He was born around 100 BC and named Gaius Julius Caesar after his father, a low-ranking Roman official. Young Caesar's mother, Aurelia, was the daughter of a former consul. The family was not extremely wealthy or powerful, but they were well-connected members of Rome's aristocracy, the patrician class. Caesar was proud of his ancestry, claiming to be descended from both the legendary Roman king Ancus Marcius and the goddess Venus. Nonetheless, his family was identified with the popular or democratic party; his aunt Julia married the "new man" Gaius Marius, who had risen from a humble background to become a prominent politician and general. When Caesar was 15 or 16, his father died. At that time Rome was engaged in a civil war, and Caesar made it clear which side he was on by marrying Cornelia, daughter of the popular leader Cinna. The marriage did not turn out to be a good career move for Caesar in the long run. Cinna was murdered and his enemy Sulla seized control of the government. Sulla ordered Caesar to divorce Cornelia, but Caesar refused and went into hiding to avoid arrest. Eventually Sulla was persuaded to pardon the rebellious young man, but he warned his followers that Caesar would be the ruin of the patrician party.
Enemies Of The Roman Empire: The Goths And Later Germanic Invaders whom Julius Caesar and the early emperors of Rome The most famous and effective ofthese was Flavius Alaric began making trouble for the roman empire with the http://myron.sjsu.edu/romeweb/ENEMIES/art17.htm
Extractions: Contents Previous Article Next Article Little is known about the early history of the Goths before they came into contact with the Romans. What little evidence we have indicates that they probably came from Scandinavia. In the first millennium B. C., they crossed the Baltic Sea and migrated into Northeastern Europe in the area occupied by Poland today. Later, they moved again and made their home in the area north of the Black Sea. Nobody knows for sure what caused these migrations but they became known as the Wanderings of the Peoples. Anthropologists speculate that changes in climate caused the land to produce less food and forage for animals during this period and the excess population had to look for new homes. The Roman historian Tacitus describes the Germans, of whom the Goths are a group, as a people with nomadic lifestyle and a love for warfare. They looked down on farming as a way of life and actually considered the hardworking farmer lazy because he was not willing to make a living by warfare and plunder. According to Tacitus, the Germans considered laziness to be "acquiring by honest toil that which you might procure by the shedding of blood". It is interesting to note that racism was just as much a part of the human experience 1900 years ago as it is today. In this case, it was a short, olive skinned people who were the dominant culture and the tall blond and redheaded people were considered brutish, ugly and oversized, lacking in intelligence, difficult to civilize, and overly fond of warfare, murder, and pillaging. In spite of his comments, Tacitus does show admiration for the energetic and freedom - loving German people.
The Roman Empire to recognise the great achievements of emperors and generals. The most famous pillarof victory in Rome is In a typical town in the roman empire, the wealthy http://www.iol.ie/~coolmine/typ/romans/archie2.html
Extractions: Roman architecture, sculpture and literature were strongly influenced by Greek models. However, the Roman buildings were large and ornate with a grandeur of their own. The Roman builders had concrete available unlike the Greeks. Another great advantage for the Romans was the use of the semi-circular arches to form vaults and domes. The great Pantheon shows many examples of these. Roman builders could not use marble all the time, because it was expensive and there was a limited amount. However there was a plentiful supply of terracotta, stone and brick. Early in their development they invented the material concrete. It was made by mixing pazzolana, a strong volcanic material with rubble and a mixture of limes. The concrete was used to make walls, domes, vaulted rooves of solid concrete, concrete with brick ribs and faced structure with marble, or mosaic. Tools such as a plumb bob, a bronze square, bronze dividers, bronze foot rule and chisels were used in building. Roads were very important to the Roman Empire and they had a great ability to build roads. They were the first to build roads on the foundation basis. The roads were paved and they had ditches on either side so water could run off. There are roads still standing which were built by the Romans. They were wide enough to take a Roman chariot with two horses. There were laybys to let other chariots past. Roads were used often and we know this because of the grooves left by the chariots. Communication was good in the Roman Empire due to the roads so architectural ideas spread fast.
Rome Printable Test b) Antony and Cleopatra became the first emperors of Rome. 13. _ wasthe first emperor of the roman empire. He is famous for _ . http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210200/ancient_rome/printable_test.htm
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Extractions: The web site you have requested, The Roman Empire , is one of over 4000 student created entries in our Library. Before using our Library, please be sure that you have read and agreed to our To learn more about ThinkQuest. You can browse other ThinkQuest Library Entries To proceed to The Roman Empire click here Back to the Previous Page The Site you have Requested ... click here to view this site Click image for the Site Languages : Site Desciption Once all roads led to Rome! Enter the world of ancient Rome, where emperors ruled, temples were built to the gods, and philosophy, the arts, and engineering flourished. The Roman army was well-disciplined and used skilled strategy. Legend states that Rome was founded by the twins Romulus and Remus, who were abandoned and then raised by wolves.
Time Traveller's Guide To The Roman Empire Various emperors improve the position of slaves. the status of women in the Romanempire is relatively Indeed, many of Rome's most famous citizens have already http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/guide03/part05.html
China Institute Programs For Educators Ancient roman empire Costume Links. http//www.romanemperors.org/ De Imperatoribusromanis means On the roman emperors. This site contains roman people. http://www.chinainstitute.org/educators/curriculum/han/suggested.html
Extractions: Suggested Sources Traditional Chinese Dynasties Each unit is divided into sections that can be accessed by clicking on the links listed above (Source: Curriculum from China and the World To help you and your students understand this material better, you may refer to the following related source materials. Two tigers (Western Han) Highlands Ranch High School.
Emperors meaning divine. His rule is famous for the with mythological figures, replicationsof emperors were some most widespread use of artwork in the roman empire. http://www.stanford.edu/~tshih/Emperors.html
Extractions: Home Periods The Roman Empire : Emperors Roman Emperors varied in their styles of leadership. Augustus was a much-loved emperor and therefore given his title meaning "divine." His rule is famous for the Pax Romana in which agriculture, the arts, and literature flourished. Aurelius is also remembered as a just ruler. He was reasonable towards enemies, sympathetic towards slaves, and thoughtful of his people. Although the Emperors can often be remembered for ruling justly or being tolerant, they still wielded an enormous amount of power. In building his city of Constantinople, Constantine significantly increased taxes on the Roman people. Rulers were restricted: they had to maintain some respect of the people and officials to ensure their safe place as emperors; however, their power was enormous in respect to the void of power that slaves had. Emperors did not have absolute power, and slaves were not absolutely subservient (they could be freed by their masters), yet the incredible gap between these two classes in Roman society shows it to be a very unequal society. Along with mythological figures , replications of emperors were some of the most widespread use of artwork in the Roman Empire. Sculptures were used as a way to revere the important leaders and to make their presence felt throughout the Empire. The prospect of slaves having sculptures made of them was ludicrous at the time because they weren't considered to be a part of society. Emperors are always represented with strength and grandeur, presenting a society of prosperity, but in fact the society was very unequal.
Augustus Caesar | First Roman Emperor I, Caesar Ruling the roman empire Author Phil Grabsky biographical sketches ofthe most significant emperors. series about Rome's six most famous emperors. http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95sep/augustus.html
Extractions: The Deeds of the Divine Augustus Emperor Augustus of Rome was born with the given name Gaius Octavius on September 23, 63 B.C. He took the name Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (Octavian) in 44 B.C. after the murder of his great uncle, Julius Caesar . In his will Caesar had adopted Octavian and made him his heir. Octavian was a shrewd, brilliant and astute politician. Through cold, hard political calculation he able to achieve power in Rome. At the time of Caesar's assassination, Octavian had no official power. Only after he marched on Rome and forced the senate to name him consul, was he established as a power to be reckoned with. In 43 B.C., Octavian, Marcus Antonius ( Marc Antony In 40 B.C., Antony married Octavia, Octavian's sister, and later deserted her for Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. When Antony gave Roman provinces to his children by Cleopatra, Octavian declared war on Antony. In 31 B.C. the Roman Navy under Agrippa defeated the combined fleets of Antony and Cleopatra, and within a year both had committed suicide. In 27 B.C., the Roman Senate granted Octavian the name
History Essay 41 the Punic Wars and include the famous episode of AD) marked the maximum extent ofthe roman empire. Then emperors Hadrian, Antonius Pius, and Marcus Aurelius http://www.naciente.com/essay41.htm
Extractions: T he empire which was to rule all of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, began as a farming community on the Tiber River in central Italy. This village and its surrounding areas was occupied in the 700 BC era by a people called the "Latins." By 500 BC the area was dominated by a people to the north of Rome known as the Etruscans. The Latins encouraged surrounding tribes to join them in opposing the Etruscans, and by 300 BC, after many encounters, the Latins ruled central and southern Italy. I n 264 BC, the Latins, now centered at Rome and known as Romans, began to dispute the territorial ambitions of the Carthaginians, grown strong on the seacoast of present day Tunis as an original outpost of the Phoenicians. The encounters are known as the "Punic Wars" and include the famous episode of Hanibal crossing the Alps with elephants to attack Rome from the north. Carthage would finally be destroyed in 146 BC, adding Sicily, Corsica, and Sardinia to the beginning Roman "empire". B y 133 BC, Rome had added Spain, northern Italy as far as the Alps, Greece, and present day Turkey to its map. In 55 BC Julius Caesar invaded Britain. By 70 AD Rome ruled every country that touched the Mediterranean, all of Europe, Egypt and the rest of Africa above the Sahara, grabbing more land with every passing year. Although the Roman empire was not the largest empire in total territory in world history (that distinction goes to the Mongols and the offspring of Genghis Khan), it was the greatest in "square miles continuously occupied per year", and had an influence in language, law, education, government, architecture, and culture that has never been equaled.
Roman Emperors - DIR Mariades Ker Porter that one of the famous rock reliefs MacDermot, BC roman emperors in theSassanian Reliefs, Journal and History in the Crisis of the roman empire. http://www.roman-emperors.org/mareades.htm
Extractions: In the course of a digression on a Persian surprise attack on Antioch during the reign of Gallienus (253-268), Ammianus Marcellinus (23.5.3) mentions that a certain "Mareades [ PIR 273], who had inconsiderately brought the Persians there to the destructions of his own people, was burned alive" (23.5.3, trans. Rolfe, II, p. 335). A fragment of the so-called Anonymous Continuator of Cassius Dio , who is probably to be identified with Peter the Patrician, clearly deals with the same individual, though calling him Mariadnes and granting to the Antiochenes advance knowledge of the Persian approach. In addition, the Anonymous FHG IV, p. 192 = Excerpta de Sententiis 157, p. 264). Since this fragment immediately precedes one which deals with the prelude to formal recognition of Aemilianus as Augustus in 253, its author set the event described therein in the early 250s. John Malalas ( Chronographia 295-296, trans. Jeffreys
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Unit 6: Ancient Rome: History & Maps site can find images for many of the most famous roman emperors. Online EncyclopediaThis is a chapter on roman ideology, identity and empire and is http://tlc.ousd.k12.ca.us/library/rome/rome_history.html
Extractions: Curriculum Unit 6 Ancient Rome History These sites offer additional information on the history of ancient Rome. They were produced by a range of individuals and institutionsacademic, private and commercial. Many of the articles were intended for an adult audience and, therefore, may be beyond the comprehension of middle school students. Categories include: Lecture Notes and General Resources See also : Maps of Ancient Rome Lecture Notes This online learning module contains many topics of interest for students of Roman history. They include: The Land and People, Etruscans, Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic, Conquest of Italy, Punic Wars, Conquest of the Hellenistic Empires, Republican Crisis, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Imperial Rome, 14-180 AD, Calamitious Century. 180-284 AD, and the Late Empire. In addition there is a historical atlas and Roman philosophers.
