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THE RISE OF ROMEChapter 5Section 1
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The Land and Peoples of Italy Italy is a peninsula extending
about 750 miles from north to south
The Apennine mountain range
fairly large fertile plains ideal for farming
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Rome
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Greek Influence Arrived in Italy in large numbers during
their colonization period Cultivated olives and grapes Passed on their alphabet Gave Romans artistic and cultural model
through their developed art styles
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Etruscan Influence Etruscans – people located north of
Rome in Etruria Greatly influenced early development of
RomeTogaArmy organizationBuilding projects
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The Roman Republic
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Government In 509 BCE, the Romans overthrew the last
Etruscan king and established a
Republic – a form of government in which the leader is not a monarch and certain citizens have the right to vote
Roman Confederation created to rule Italy Full Roman citizenship to all peoples
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War and Conquest Rome was surrounded by enemies at
the beginning of the Republic
Engaged in almost continuous warfare over 200 years
Conquered people remained free but contributed to new government
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Reasons for Success 1. The Romans were great diplomats
a person who is tactful and skillful in managing delicate situations, people, etc.
Extended Roman citizenship
2. The Romans excelled in military matters
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The Roman Government
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Early Rome was divided into 2 groups:Patricians
○ Great landowners / ruling class○ Could be elected to gov’t positions
Plebeians○ Larger of the two groups, included
craftspeople and small farmers
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Unbalanced Power
The CEO of the Roman Republic were the consuls and praetors:
Two consuls ran the gov’t and led the armyThe praetor was in charge of civil law
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The Roman Senate Held an important position in the Republic
A select group of 300 patricians who served for life
Very influential advice that had the force of law
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The Struggle of the Orders Often conflict between patricians and
plebeians
By 287 BCE, all male Roman citizens were supposedly equal under the law
In reality, wealthy patrician and plebeian families formed a new senatorial ruling class that came to dominate the political offices
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Roman Law Rome’s chief gifts to the Mediterranean
world was the Twelve Tables (adopted in 450 BCE)This helped the Romans developed a more
sophisticated system of civil law
Some of these standards are still recognized today
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Rome Conquers the Mediterranean
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After their conquest of Italy, the Romans found themselves face to face with
Carthage , a strong Mediterranean power with an enormous trading empire just off the coast of North Africa
Largest richest state
In 264 BCE, struggled with Rome for control of the Med
CARTHAGE
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First Punic War Rome’s first war with
Carthage began in 264 BC and is known as the First Punic WarThis was fought over
control of Sicily
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After a long struggle, a Roman fleet defeated the Carthaginian navy off the coast of Sicily and the war came to an end.
In 241 BCE, Carthage gave up all rights to Sicily and paid a fine to the Romans
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Carthage vowed revenge
In response, Hannibal, the greatest of the Carthaginian generals, struck back beginning the Second Punic War
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The Second Punic War Lasted from 218-201 BCE Hannibal decided to bring the war to
Italy He entered Spain, moved east, and
crossed the Alps with an army of 30-40 thousand men and 6,000 horses and elephants
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Rome decided to invade Carthage rather than fight Hannibal in Italy
This forced Carthage to recall Hannibal
In 202 BCE the Romans crushed Hannibal’s forces
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Carthage lost Spain, which became a Roman province
Rome became the dominant power in the western Med.
Carthage was destroyed in 146 BCE
Carthage became a Roman province called Africa.
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From Republic to Empire
Chapter 5 Section 2
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Growing Inequality and Unrest
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The Senate controlled both foreign and domestic policy, and financial affairs
The Senate and political offices were increasingly controlled by a small circle of wealthy and powerful families
Many small farmers drifted to cities like Rome and formed a large class of landless poor
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A New Role for
the Army
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General Marius recruited his armies in a new way◦ Recruited urban poor and homeless by promising
them land
All volunteers swore and oath to the General
Originally the Roman army had been made up of small farmers who were landholders
Roman Fleet
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To get laws passed for land for Veterans, Generals got involved politics
Marius created a new system of military recruitment that placed much power in the hands of the generals
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The Collapse of
the Republic
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For the next 50 years (82-31 BCE) Roman history was characterized by civil wars
Three men emerged as victors:◦ Crassus
Known as the richest man in Rome◦ Pompey
Military hero ◦ Julius Caesar
Held a military command in Spain
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The combined wealth and power of these men was enormous and enabled them to dominate the political scene
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In 60 BCE, Caesar joined w/ Crassus and Pompey to form the First Triumvirate◦ A triumvirate is a
gov’t by three people with equal power
Pompey was given power over Spain
Crassus over Syria
Caesar in Gaul (Modern France)
The First Triumvirate
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When Crassus was killed in battle in 53 BCE, leading senators decided that Pompey should be the only ruler
They voted Caesar to lay down his command◦ Caesar refused
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Caesar marched on Rome, defeated Pompey’s forces, and was left in complete control of the gov’t
Caesar was officially made dictator in 47 BCE◦ A dictator is an absolute ruler
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Caesar gave land to the poor and increased the Senate to 900 members◦ This in turn weakened the power of the Senate◦ In 44 BCE, a group of leading senators
assassinated him
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The Second Triumvirate
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A new struggle for power followed Caesar’s death
3 men joined forces and formed the Second Triumvirate:◦ Octavian
Caesar’s grand-nephew◦ Antony
Caesar’s ally◦ Lepidus
Caesar’s commander of cavalry
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Octavian and Antony soon came into conflict
At the Battle of Actium in 31 BCE, Octavian’s forces smashed the army and navy of Antony
◦ Antony and Cleopatra Story
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Octavian, at the age of 32, stood supreme over the Roman world
The wars had ended and so had the republic
This period (31 BCE- 14 AD) became known as the Age of Augustus
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The Age of Augustus
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Octavian became the first Roman emperor in 27 BCE
The Senate awarded him the title Augustus –”the revered one”
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Name Change: ◦ Octavian = Augustus
Augustus control of the army was the chief source of his power
The Senate gave him the title of imperator – commander and chief◦ Imperator gave us our word emperor
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The Early Empire
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Lasted from 14-180 AD
Augustus’s new political system allowed the emperor to select his successor from his natural or adopted family
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The first 4 successors came from his family
As the emperors grew more powerful, they became more corrupt◦ EX: Nero – had people killed if he wanted them
out of the way. Eventually the legions revolted and he chose to commit suicide.
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Under the 5 good emperors, the powers of the emperor cont’d to expand at the expense of the Senate
They also created new programs to help the people
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The good emperors were praised for their building programs throughout the provinces of Rome◦ Aqueducts, bridges, roads, and harbor facilities
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The Empire’s Extent
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Rome expanded further during the period of the Early Empire
Soon the emperors realized that the empire was too large to be governed easily
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At its height, the empire covered 3.5 million square miles and had a pop of over 50 million
The privileges of Roman citizenship were granted to many people throughout the empire
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Cities were important in the Spread of Roman culture, law, and the Latin language
Local city officials acted as Roman agents, performing gov’t duties….esp taxation
Urban Impact
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Latin was the language of the western part of the empire --- Greek the east
These cultures mixed freely and the result = Greco-Roman civilization
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Economic and Social Conditions
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The Early Empire was a period of peace which lead to high levels of trade
Despite the active trade and commerce, farming remained the chief occupation
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Culture and Society in the Roman WorldChapter 5, section 3
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The Romans excelled in architecture
Romans still used columns and rectangular buildings but they also developed the arch, vault, and dome
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Use concrete on a massive scale
Network of 50,000 miles of roads throughout the empire
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THE ROMAN FAMILY
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At the heart of the Roman social structure stood the family
Headed by the paterfamilias – the dominant male
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All Roman upper-class children were expected to learn to read
Roman boys learned reading and writing, moral principles and family values, law, and physical training to prepare them to be soldiers
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Changing RolesBy the 2nd century CE, important
changes were occurring in the Roman family◦Women were no longer required to
have guardians
Upper-class women had considerable freedom and were appreciated as enjoyable company and at the center of household social life
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SlaverySlavery was common throughout
the ancient world, but no people had more slaves or relied on their labor more than the Romans
The slaves were most likely from Italy and were regarded as part of the family household
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Slaves built roads and public buildings, and farmed the large estates of the wealthy
Some slaves revolted against their owners and even murdered them
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The most famous slave revolt in Italy occurred in 73 BCE
Led by the gladiator, Spartacus, the revolt broke out in S. Italy and involved 70,000 slaves
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Spartacus managed to defeat several Roman armies before being trapped and killed in 71 BCE
6,000 followers of Spartacus were crucified
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GladiatorThe most famous of all the public
spectacles were the gladiatorial shows
These events were an important part of society and were free to the public
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Games were held from dawn to dusk
Most gladiators were slaves or condemned criminals who had been trained for combat in special gladiatorial schools
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Sometimes, criminals of all ages and both sexes were sent to the arena w/o weapons to face death from wild animals◦Numerous kinds of animal contests
were held as well◦5,000 beasts were killed in one day
when the Emperor Titus inaugurated the Coliseum in 80 CE
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Bloody spectacles were indeed popular w/ the Roman people
The gladiatorial games and public entertainment fulfilled a political need
The games served to keep the minds of the idle masses off any political unrest.
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The Decline and Fall of Rome
Chapter 5, section 5
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The Decline
After the death of Marcus Aurelius, the last of the 5 good emperors, Rome fell back into civil war
A military gov’t under the Severan rulers restored order After this short dynasty Rome fell back
into civil war
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For nearly 50 years, 235-284, the Roman throne was occupied by whoever had military strength to seize it
In this period, there were 22 emperors, 20 of which experienced a violent death
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At the same time, the empire was troubled by a series of invasions From the east: Sassanid Persians From the North: Germanic tribes
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Economic Collapse
Invasions, civil wars, and plague came close to causing an economic collapse of the Roman Empire
There was a noticeable decline in trade and small industry
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A labor shortage created by plague (an epidemic disease) affected both military recruitment and the economy
Farm production declined
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Diocletian and Constantine
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The Roman Empire gained new lease on life through the efforts of two emperors, Diocletian and Constantine
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The empire was changed into a new state: The Late Roman Empire: New gov’t structure Rigid economic and social system New state religion: Christianity
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Diocletian (r. 284-305), feared the empire was too large for a single ruler and split the empire into 4 units
Maintained a higher power thus making him the ultimate authority
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Constantine (r. 306-337) cont’d Diocletian’s policies
Both rulers significantly strengthened and enlarge the admin bureaucracies of the Roman Empire and increased the size of the army
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Inflation
The reformations of these two rulers enlarged both the army and civil service institutions of Rome This in turn drained most of the public
funds More money was needed but the
population wasn’t growing▪ This means the tax base could not be
increased
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To fight inflation – a rapid increase in prices – Diocletian issued a price edict in 301 that set wage and price control Despite heavy penalty, this failed to
work
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Rise of Byzantium
When Constantine began his reign, he was the sole ruler of the entire Roman Empire
He built a new capital in the east, Byzantium The city eventually became known as
Constantinople and was considered the “New Rome”
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Constantine split the empire into Western and Eastern Empires
Constantinople would became the center of the Eastern Roman Empire and one of the great cities of the world
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The Fall of Rome
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The capital of the Western Roman Empire remained in Rome
Constantinople remained the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire
The Western empire came under increasing pressure from the invading Germanic tribes
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The Huns who came from Asia, moved into Eastern Europe causing native German Visigoths to move south and west and into Roman territory
Initially they settled but soon revolted against Roman rule
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In 410, the Visigoths sacked Rome
Another group, Vandals, poured into Roman territory and crossed into Italy from Northern Africa In 455 they too sacked Rome
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In 476, the western emperor, Romulus Augustulus, was overthrown as the head of the military by German soldiers This date is taken as the date of the fall
of the Western Roman Empire
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The Eastern Empire
While the Western Empire was collapsing, the Eastern Empire cont’d to thrive for centuries