Ancient Rome

Ancient

By: Libby, Ally, Carolyn, Michelle, Jack, and Trevor

Economics

New Stone Age 10,000 B.C

Grew Gathered

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grain mushrooms

parsnips herbs

peas berries

lentils apples

pears

olives

nuts

What they

ate/Grew

Middle Stone Age 8000 B.C.

Gathered

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wheat

barley

millet

rye

apples

pear

fig

olives

wild carots

peas

lentils

mushrooms

berries

chestnuts

walnuts

almonds

oregano

thyme

mint

strawberries

raspberries

blackberries

currants

Bronze Age 3000 B.C.

Grew Gathered

-------- ------------grain nuts

vegetables mushrooms

fruit trees herbs

olive trees berries

What

they traded

Imported

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pepper

cloves

frankincense

grain

cotton

silk

nutmeg

pearls

hard (ginger root)

Exports

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gold coins

glassware

olive oil

wool

purple fabric

metal weapons and tools

Trading Partners

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Spain

France

Middle East

North Africa

Population

At the height of Rome power (from

1st to 2nd centuries A.D) the

Roman Empire had

54 people per square mile.

Roman Rights

Citizen's Rights

Public Rights

Jus militia- serving in the army

Jus tributor- payment of taxes or every person through the tribes, depending on how much land they own

Jus saffragii- voting at different assemblies for the people

Jus honorum-being able to be a priest or judge

Women's Rights

• Some girls went to school.
• Inherited same amount of property as their brothers when their parents died.
• Wrote their own wills
• Started businesses
• They could divorce if they could afford it.

Slaves

The Roman had slaves.

Many of them became free as they got older and their owners didn't want to take care of them anymore.

The nannies were freed as the childeren got older

They could also buy their freedom.

School

• Some rich boys went to school.
• Most girls didn't go to school.
• Some kids were home schooled.
• If they were home schooled, they were taught by their parents, teachers, or slaves.

31B.C

Anthony and Cleopatra are defeated by Octavian

27B.C

Octavian becomes Caesar Augustus, the first Roman emperor until 14A.D

41A.D

Caligula is killed and Cladius proclaimed emperor

54A.D

Emporer Cladius is murdered and Nero is proclaimed emperor

305A.D

Constantine becomes the first christian emeror

380A.D

Christianity is declared the sole religion of the Roman empire

Famous Leaders

Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus

(AD 37 - AD 68)

• He defeated both the British revolt during 60-61AD, and a revolt in Gaul in 68 AD.

Titus Flavius Vespasianus

(AD 39 - AD 81)

• Defeaed the Jewish rebellion in 70 AD

Gaius Julius Caesar (100 BC - 44 BC)

• Was in the army(military assistant)

Religion

• Many gods (polytheistic)
• Controlled different things
• People should sacrifice to the gods so the gods help in return
• Some of the Greek gods, Romans started to worship
• Christianity was the main religion 380 AD and afterwards

Ceremonies

o Naming a Roman baby

• More important than the day of birth
• Tiny metal trinkets are strung around the baby’s neck
• Also given an elaborate locket of gold(rich), or leather(poor).It contained charms to ward off evil. Boys can remove it only after he becomes a Roman citizen. Girls can only remove it on her wedding day.

o Marriage

• Monogamous
• Minimal ages were 12(girls) and 14(males)
• Augustus gave money to people that got married or gave birth, since there were so little.

o Death

• Afterlife, no generally accepted view on it, though
• Souls go to underworld unless denied by the gods
• If denied, the souls will wander in limbo for eternity
• The bodies were usualy creamated

Weapons

• Mix of a democracy and a republic
• Had a kingdom, a republic, a dictatorship, and an empire
• Their democracy would be the basis for most modern democracies

Rome

Government Style.

Casis

Lorica

Gladius

Pilium

Scutum

Red Battle Cloak

Sandles

Dagger

Spatha sword

Galey

Clipcus

Ocera

Hasta

(cc) photo by theaucitron on Flickr

• Youngest of the Roman emperors

• Made a peace negotiation with the Parthian Empire

• Stopped treason trials

• Completed construction of the Colusseum

• Governer of Gaul

• Defeated Germany and Nervii

Their currency was the Euro.

(cc) image by jantik on Flickr

Cause

Effect