When: 146 B.C. - (until new capital of Roman Empire, Constantinople in 330 A.D.)
[two major time periods: Republican Rome 509 B.C. - 31 B.C. and Imperial Rome 31 B.C. - 476 A.D.]
Where: Greece
What: Following the Roman victory over the Corinthians at the Battle of Corinth in 146 B.C.
- 509 B.C. - A Republic born (Executive and Legislative branches of government)
- Plebians and Patricians
- Law of the 12 Tables (449 B.C.) Very influential law system
- Roman life is easy, enough water, crops growing, nice land, etc.
- Military - "Rome conquered the world in self-defense"
- People to know:
- Julius Caesar
- Cleopatra
- Marc Antony
- Octavian
- Constantine
- Pax Romana = Roman Peace
- Roman Contributions in Architecture:
- Concrete
- Arch - can now build much taller
- Dome
- Aqueducts - cleanest people in history
- Highways
- Series of arches = arcade
- Roman buildings to know:
- Colisseum
- Circus Maximus
- Pantheon
- Roman Forum
- Vestal Virgins
- Mosaics
- Roman Gladiators
"Boca della Verita" (Mouth of Truth)
- Used to determine the truth of statements of people that were arguing, if you were lying, your hand would be cut off
"Silva"
- bronze sculpture
- becomes symbol of rome
-Romulus and Remus added later, in the Renaissance
"Marcus Aurelis" by: Unknown
- equestrian sculpture
- 176 A.D.
- bestowing peace with outstretched hand
- wild horse brought into submission, because emperor is so powerful
