Ancient Rome
Transcript: How did different civilizations organize people into groups? Rome had many social groups based on heredity, property, wealth, citizenship, and freedom. Women were classified by what their husbands did as a living. The boundaries between social classes were very strict, only the emperor could wear a purple toga, members of the senate could wear a white toga with a broad purple stripe. Commoners could wear a white toga with a narrow purple stripe. The social classes went from emperor to senators, to commoners, to slaves. Describe the many important literary contributions. Many different books on comedy, plays, tragedy, satire, and history, were written by the Romans. Although the Romans wrote them, they stole many writing styles from the Greeks and manipulated them to work to their advantage. Describe a famous author and his work. Cicero wrote many famous books, some of which are still on the New York Times bestsellers list. 1.De Amiticia 2.Pro Archia 3.Brutus 4.Pro Marcello What types of writing systems did they use? They stole the writing systems from many different cultures. They spoke Latin. They wrote all sorts of writing types and wrote them down in books Complex Religion: The civilization was polytheistic because the Romans worshipped many gods. The most important god is Jupiter; God of the Sky, and his wife is Juno; Goddess of the Sky. A few other gods were; Mars= God of War Mercury= Messenger of the Gods Neptune= God of the Sea Janus= God of the Doorway Diana= Goddess of the Hunt Vesta= Goddess of the Hearth Minerva= Goddess of Healing and Medicine Venus= Goddess of Love The Christian Religion experienced heavy persecution in Ancient Rome. In the Great Fire of A.D. 64, a fire burned half the city. Romans blamed the fire on the Christians and they suffered massive persecution until Constantine became Emperor. Emperor Constantine took away the law that says you can’t worship what you want and converted to Christianity himself. Thusly the whole Roman Empire switched to Christianity. Achievements: •600 B.C- The Etruscans establish cities from northern to central Italy. •218 B.C- Hannibal invades Italy. •64 B.C- Pompey captures Jerusalem. •45 B.C- Julius Caesar captures Pompey becoming the first emperor of Rome. •44 B.C- Julius Caesar is assassinated. •27 B.C- Octavian becomes Caesar Augustus and is the emperor of Rome. •0- Jesus Christ is born. •64 A.D- Fire burns half of Rome and Christians are blamed. •305 A.D- Constantine becomes first Christian emperor of Rome. •380 A.D- Christianity is declared as the sole religion of Rome by Theodosius 1. • 476 A.D- The last roman emperor was Romulus Augustus, who fell to Odoacer. https://irvine.wikis.gdc.georgetown.edu/file/view/RomanEmperorCartoon.jpg/285945106/RomanEmperorCartoon.jpg http://i.istockimg.com/file_thumbview_approve/4338341/2/stock-illustration-4338341-roman-soldier-no-background.jpg http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRjwSn-xiTZ0oKN1KuQH5gugXEXLtYMZHM8irp76nd6fAmuJ0j1Y9VfNYts6w http://www.crystalinks.com/Twelve-Tables.jpg http://www.google.com/imgres?q=roman+military&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&sa=N&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&biw=1366&bih=600&tbm=isch&tbnid=lV1vMy0EhltQMM:&imgrefurl=http://romanmilitary.net/strategy/structure&docid=dzmJ4WV-z99VeM&imgurl=http://romanmilitary.net/strategy/images/guard.jpg&w=550&h=298&ei=CipbUNSaA_GFyQGvuoAQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=171&sig=112557151423766512392&page=1&tbnh=89&tbnw=164&start=0&ndsp=23&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:73&tx=92&ty=7 Find an artist and give a summary of their work. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://content.artofmanliness.com/uploads//2010/11/cicero-portrait-1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.themoralliberal.com/2012/03/02/cicero-defining-law-justice-and-their-origins/&h=162&w=126&sz=6&tbnid=VUrnZKX7nPyKKM&tbnh=0&tbnw=0&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcicero%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=cicero&usg=__h9NBWWUGerhO_VoONHgbn3jTvEc=&docid=YnS5Lzjrz9ctZM&sa=X&ei=GihbUO-iJcnkygGy1IHoAg&ved=0CGoQ1Rc Ancient Rome Romans got water from aqueducts which transported the water to every house. Romans made many a bathhouse where the public would go bathe and get together. Arts & Architecture A famous Greek artist was Polygnotus, who was most famous for his wall murals. Many of his styles of work the Romans used as their own. Describe a typical home or building for your society. What types of jobs/work were popular for the people living in your civilization? political jobs administration jobs military farming trades merchants construction religious entertainment artists lawyers teachers Print Payne, Robert, and William Harlan Hale. The Horizon Book of Ancient Rome. New York, NY: American Heritage Pub.; Book Trade Distribution by Doubleday, 1966. Works Cited They consisted of maintaining the water supply, repairing roads, caring for temples and other public buildings, and distributing the grain supply. Depending on your wealth you could have two room apartment, called a flat, or a one story house built around a central hall. Wealthy