CHAPTER 5 ROMAN CIVILIZATION THE ROMAN WORLD 509 B.C.E. to 568 C.E.

Questions to Ponder: How was this great empire created? In what did the excellence of Roman

imperial government consist? If the Roman achievement was so

significant, why did Rome decline and fall? What did the Roman Empire fail to offer its

people?

Early Italy and the Origins of Rome Geography and the Early Settlers of Italy Rome’s Origins The Roman Monarchy, 753-509 B.C.E

The Republic and The Roman Conquest of Italy 509-133 B.C.E

Establishment of the Republic Struggle for Equal Rights Society and Religion The Conquest of Italy Expansion in Italy

The Republic and The Roman Conquest of Italy Treatment of Conquered Peoples The First Punic War The Contests with Hannibal Roman Intervention in the East Rome, Supreme in the Mediterranean

World

The Late Republic: Conflict and Crisis Effects of Roman Expansion Reform Movement of the Gracchi The First Civil War: Marius Versus Sulla The Second Civil War: Pompey Versus

Caesar The Third Civil War: Antony Versus

Octavian

The Roman Empire and the Pax Romana 30 B.C.E - 568 B.C.E

Reconstruction Under Augustus The Julio-Claudian and Flavian Emperors The Antonines: “Five Good Emperors” The Pax Romana

The Roman Empire and the Pax Romana Economic Prosperity Early Evidence of Economic Stagnation Rome, Imperial Capital Social Life

Judaism Within the Roman World Development of Jewish Religious Thought

The Rise and Triumph of Christianity The Life and Teaching of Jesus The Destruction of Jerusalem in 70 C.E. The Work of Paul Reasons for the Spread of Christianity

The Rise and Triumph of Christianity Persecution of Christians Church Organization Foundations of Christian Doctrine and

Worship The Regular Clergy

The Legacy of Rome The Roman Spirit Evolution of Roman Law Roman Engineering and Architecture Sculpture and Painting Literary Rome

The Legacy of Rome The Golden and Silver Ages of Latin

Literature The Writing of History Religion and Philosophy Science in the Roman Empire

Fatal Flaw For all its integrity and enlightenment, it

could not win loyalty and active support from its people.

YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND The different peoples that came into the

Italian peninsula and their influence on Rome.

The steps by which the ordinary people gained political rights and power.

Specifically how and when Rome built its empire.

YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND The civil wars of the late Empire. The benefits of the Roman peace, the Pax

Romana. The economic, social, political, and military

factors that contributed to the decline of Roman power.