Roman Empire 800BC to ~600AD

Table of Contents

• History Start

• History Middle

• Constantine Era

• Pompeii

• Coliseum

• Main Reason Why

• Pictures

• Sources

History-Start

• April 21 753 BC

• Romulus and Remus

• Shewolf– boys in a basket, and throw into the Tiber

History Middle

• Ceasar 49-44Ceasar 49-44

– DictatorDictator

– assassinated 44assassinated 44

• Octavianus (Augustus) 31BC-14ADOctavianus (Augustus) 31BC-14AD

– Official EmperorOfficial Emperor

Constantine Era

• Not Roman

• Arch built to commenorate his victory in the battle of Pons Milvius

• War– West V East– united

• Declared his-self emperor– Sons

• Death split empire into two

Pompeii 79AD

• Mount VesuviusMount Vesuvius

• August 24th, 79 A. D.August 24th, 79 A. D.

• No escapeNo escape

• Alive, mummifiedAlive, mummified

Coliseum

opening ceremonies in A.D. 80inaugurated by Titus188 m x 156 m (615 ft x 510 ft)

Main Reasons Why

• Separation

• Invaders– Huns

• Religion

Pictures

Sources

• Grant, Michael. The Fall of the Roman Empire. Radnor, PA: The Annenberg School Press, 1976. Print.

• "Fall of the Roman Empire, Decline of Ancient Rome." Rome.info. 09 Nov 2009. Rome Info, Web. 10 Nov 2009.

<http://www.rome.info/history/empire/fall/>.

• Ferrill, Arther. The Fall of the Roman Empire. New York, New York: Thames and Hudson Inc., 1994. Print.