Table of Contents

Page 3-4 :Government of Ancient Rome

Page 5-6: Architecture of Rome

Page 7-8:Engineering

Page 9-10:Expansion from Monarchy to Republic to Empire

Page 11-12:Collapse of Roman Empire

Page 13-14:Justinian Code

Page 15-16:Religion

Page 17-18:Spread of Christianity in Rome.

Page 19-21:Modern Connection

Page 22:Glossary

The Government of Ancient Rome was based on positions and responsibilities of different people. The responsibilities/positions in their government were: Consuls- 2 leaders, chair man of the senate, highest judicial power and commanded the Roman army.

Senate- political institution, elected by Patracians.

High class (Patricians)- Wealthy, provided the empire's political, religious, and military leadership.

Low class (Plebeians)- they were mostly slaves, very poor, and had no say in the government.

Government of Ancient Rome

Architecture of Rome Arch and Vault-Arches- used to carry a lot of weight, longer distances to be spanned without supporting columns,vaults take the arches strengths and apply them in three dimensions.Domes-(roof) vault forming the roof of a building or structure, typically with a circular base.Concrete-dry materials mixed together (broken stone or gravel, sand, cement, and water)to be molded for Romans to use for decoration and a roof.Colosseum- a massive stadium that could house between 50,000 and 80,000 people for entertainment.Aqueduct-transport water for drinking, public baths and sewerage systems.Arches-  way to celebrate their military triumphs and other achievements.

Arch

Dome

Aqueduct

Concrete(molded)

Colosseum

Engineering

The following are the two most famous results of Roman engineering.

Roads- Roads were very important for the armies, resources, and wealth of Rome. Even though the environment around the roads were rough, the roads were built to last long. They were built using concrete and had a hump to keep water from flooding.

The Colosseum- This is possibly one of the most famous buildings in Rome. It was a large outdoor stadium using arches to keep it strong, even by today’s standards. A large chunk of the stadium has broken due to earthquakes, however a surprising amount still stands.

Expansion from Monarchy to Republic to Empire

Monarchy to Republic- Many people of Rome wanted many different things for the government, this led to an expulsion of a political revolution and killed Lucious Tarquinius Supenbus-509 BC

Republic to Empire- Julius Ceasar has been assassinated,The people of Rome hoped the republic could still go on but instead a Civil war happened (27BC to 476 AD)

Collapse of Roman Empire

In 476 AD, a Germanic barbarian by the name of Odoacer took control of Rome. He soon became king of Italy and forced the last emperor of Rome, Romulus Augustulus, to give up his crown. Many historians believe this was the end of the Roman Empire. After the fall of Rome, many changes occurred throughout Europe. Rome had given a strong government, education, and culture to Ancient Europe. Soon much of Europe fell into barbarianism. The next 500 years would be known as the Dark Ages of Europe.

Justinian Code

The Code of Justinian, also known as Latin Codex Justinianus, and formally Corpus Juris Civilis (meaning “Body of Civil Law”), were the laws and legal codes made by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I from 529 to 565 CE.

The works did not constitute a new legal code, but Justinian’s committees of jurists provided basically two reference works containing collections of past laws and extracts of the opinions of the great Roman jurists.