Post on 21-Jan-2016
A Brief History of Rome
Rome, Geographically
Latins, Etruscans
Tiber River
Greek colonies
509 BC—founding of Roman Republic Divided society
(patricians & plebeians)
Roman Aqueducts
Great technological advance
Running water
Population up to 1,000,000
Arch
Julius Caesar
Rise to power after Civil Wars in Rome
Assassination in 44 BC
Followed by Octavian (becomes Augustus) With Augustus, we see the end of the Roman
Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire
Rome Under Constantine
Follows Diocletian (many reforms)
Extends religious toleration to the Christians, who had previously been persecuted His tolerance of the
Christians is significant—Christianity becomes the lasting legacy of the Roman Empire to the modern west
Moves the capital from Rome to Constantinople