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ANCIENT ROME
Roman Expansion
The Roman empire was expanding. This brought a dilemma with it. What should they call this new land? You couldn't call it Rome; that name was already taken. So the Romans called their new land provinces. A province might be a whole country such as the province of Britain, or the province of Egypt, or it might be a part of a country such as the province of Venice (a city in northern Italy).
Rome's provinces made Rome rich. They provided food, taxes, metals and other resources to Rome. Rome gave the provinces peace and stability. While some of the provinces were glad to be part of the Roman empire (Egypt, Turkey), others wanted the Romans to go home (Britain, Gaul). While the provinces contributed to Rome's greatness, they also led to its downfall and destruction by barbarians.
Roman Travel
Roads
As Rome grew and added new provinces to the empire, it also built roads to connect these provinces to Rome. Remember the saying "all roads lead to Rome"? This is its origin.
Rivers
They also used waterways. The Rhone River in France was especially important as it linked Rome with several important provinces in France and Germany. They used the rivers to float huge barges that brought food to the provinces, much of it stored in amphorae, or clay pots with corks. This created a bit of problem - what to do with the pots when they were empty. The Romans solved this by throwing empties into rivers and tossing them in big piles on land.
Roman Army
Roman Army
Legion
Legionary
A Roman legion is a large military unit.
A highly trained foot solider.
Roman Military Machine
Roman Legions
Roman Legion Video
Roman Army
Christian
Persecution
Persecution of Christians
1. Read "Persecution, Crucifixion, and Resurrection" and fill in your note sheet.
2. Read "Paul and His Missionary Work" and fill in your note sheet.
3. Read "Persecution of Christians in Ancient Rome" and fill in your note sheet.
4. Look at the maps on "Rise and Spread of Christianity." Answer the questions according to what you see on the maps.
Christian Persecution in Rome
Colosseum
Gladiators?
Persecution
Catacombs
Catacombs
The catacombs were underground rooms and passageways that served as mausoleums in which the ancient Romans buried their dead. When the persecutions began and intensified under Nero, the Christians found that they could retreat into these labyrinthine networks of tunnels to escape the notice or pursuit of Roman soldiers or citizens wishing to turn them in to the authorities. The Early Church developed a vast support network and series of hiding places based on the catacombs. Meanwhile, the use of a public mausoleum as a hiding place caused wild rumors about Christian rituals and practice to spread amongst the Romans. Some Romans believed that the Christians sacrificed their children and performed bizarre, secret worship rituals at midnight. Another rumor was that the Christians drank human blood. This may have come from a misinterpretation of Jesus' command: "Behold, This is my blood. Take ye and drink in remembrance of Me."
http://jaysromanhistory.com/romeweb/christns/catacomb.htm
Spread of Christianity
Map
Information
Spread
Emperors
Read about the ancient Roman emperors and fill in the timeline.