The Roman Empire

Lisa M. LaneHistory 103

The big issues of a big empire

emperors technology Rome the city barbariansChristianity

imperial power,insanityand the lead theory

noria

Technology: water power

Technology: roads

http://www.dl.ket.org/latin3/mores/techno/roads/map_color.htm

Via Appia

http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Ring/5382/appian.html

city streets

David Macauley’s “Rome”

Technology: aqueducts

http://www.dl.ket.org/latin3/mores/aqua/countryside.htm

David Macauley’s “Rome”

Rome, the city

Crassus’ fire department

Rome, the city

bread and circuses

http://karenswhimsy.com/roman-gladiators.shtm

Civilized Romans

http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/752/805629.JPG

Braun & SchneiderHistoryic Costume in Pictures (NY: Dover 19

Barbarians

Braun & SchneiderHistoryic Costume in Pictures (NY: Dover 1975)

Migration, not invasion

Sol (December 25)

Mithraism

Plato

StoicismHellenized Judaism

Hellenized Egypt Resistance to Rome

Adapted Zoroastrianism

Paul

Masada