Rome as an Empire compared to Rome as a Republic

I like Rome better as an Empire because although the Empire was a product of the Republic, the way Rome ruled as an Empire was quite beautiful. When Rome took control of a country or civilization it would not just wipe out all culture and implant its own, the Romans just wanted more power and knew that they could have that with out destroying culture. The countries that Rome took over did not seem to be really sad about being ceased, although they would be surrendering all power to the Romans, they did not have as much work to do. Rome as an Empire was more powerful than a Republic, but as an Empire it still practiced its Republic ways. In the countries that it took over they would always have some people appointed in power.

Augustus 'Res Gestae' 19-21 scavenger hunt

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Temple of Apollo

The Lupercal shrine, is supposedly the site of where Romulas and Remus were taken care of by a wolf.

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http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28600/28600-h/images/image12.jpg portico at the flaminian circus

Capitoline of Jupiter Subduer

temple of Jupiter Thunderer on the Capitoline hill
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temple of minerva. http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/37/bd/ff/temple-of-minerva.jpg

Temple of Juno. http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:KCg5aR7cGqQUOM:http://www.chrishorner.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Juno%2BTemple%2Bin%2BAgrient-1024x768-8514.jpg



Temple of Jupiter Liberator. http://www.greatdreams.com/lebanon/baalbeck_002_jupiter_columns_evening.JPG

Theatre of Pompey. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Exteriortheatreofpompey.jpg/415px-Exteriortheatreofpompey.jpg

Forum of Julius(Caesar)
http://www.11rome.com/top10/inglese/image/Forum_of_Julius_Ceasar.jpg


Temple of Castor http://www.spencersmagic.com/blog/wp-content/2008/06/temple-of-castor-and-polluxblog.jpg

Temple of Saturn. http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:Ah8yD-ZPkPlHpM:http://www.airflights.to/Rome/images/Temple-of-Saturn.jpg

forum of Augustus http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:fl936u9MgaNmWM:http://www.roman-empire.net/tours/rome/pictures/forum-augustus-01b.jpg


temple of mars ultor. http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:GYSWacwQ31idpM:http://www.colorado.edu/classics/clas4091/Graphics/Foraugremains.jpg

Theater at the temple of Apollo http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:tLb2c1wMFgQJzM:http://www.bibleplaces.com/images/Delphi%20theater%20and%20Temple%20of%20Apollo%20from%20above,%20tb051303084.jpg



Tempe of Vesta. http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:L9eY_FHxNsTRHM:http://groups.physics.umn.edu/mmc/personnel/pete/Travel_pics/Pete_and_Amanda_in_Italy%5BJul-Aug_2003%5D/august%2001%202003/large/lg_07%20Temple%20of%20Vesta.JPG

What was the attitude of the Romans toward women and children?

In he 12 Tables the Romans show their attitudes towards women and children. They wanted their kids to be a reflection of them which is seen on the fourth tablet which states "A dreadfully deformed child shall be killed." Also parents were allowed to sell their children. The men felt that the women were the ones who had to take care of the kids, "Our ancestors saw fit that "females, by reason of levity of disposition, shall remain in guardianship, even when they have attained their majority." Women did not have any rights, if a woman and a man had lived together for a year that would mean they're technically married and he could act as her father. Most Romans believed in stoicism which means they showed indifference in harsh situations. In the next Roman law women are targeted directly because they have more emotions "Women must not tear cheeks or hold chorus of `Alas!' on account of a funeral." X.4

citation : Adams, John Paul. "The Twelve Tablets"http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/12tables.html.

What is so Ancient about Rome?

What is the first thing that you think of when you hear the word ancient? Most people would think of their grandparents, Medieval Times, or Ancient Egypt. According to encarta dictionaries, the word ancient means: old: very old or of distant past, belonging to the distant past: especially to the time before the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in ad 476. Even in the definition of ancient, ancient times is before Rome collapsed. Rome was high and thriving for a long time, so what really makes it so ancient? Well, Rome is old and of the quite distant past, but there are many other things that make it ancient. Although many of the ways and systems of Ancient Rome are still used today, many are not, and the city of Rome is itself is not.

In history styles, trends, ideas, and beliefs have come and gone. If you like watching television shows that are old you may see bell bottoms, flapper, and very large cell phones. A lot of the things that are ancient are not in use anymore, but many of the things from Rome are still used today. A great example of something that Rome passed down to the modern world is the idea of a Republic. Just because something is ancient does not mean it can not be used anymore, in the case democracy is another good example. A good example of something that is from that is not used anymore would be the Twelve Tablets which are the earliest tries to create a procedure for following and enforcing law. One of the laws from these set of laws states that a father has the right to kill their child if they are horribly deformed. This comes partly with the fact that during that period of time it was felt that if any deformed person was a demon or bad omen of some sort.

In Rome, like many other civilizations during the ancient times, religion influenced everyday life. Religion was present in politics, law, and entertainment. In the Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Shakespeare makes it very apparent that the Romans and Caesar himself believed that he was divine. In the 12 tablets the law that let fathers kill their deformed children was created because of the religious aspect of a bad omen or demon. Most of the time when studying ancient civilizations you notice how influential religion is. Even today religion is influential, in the Pledge of Allegiance, America's Pledge, you hear “One nation under God”, and even on the American dollar you see the words “in God we trust”.

Everything from the past is what has made today the way it is. Not everything from the past is what you call ancient though, you would not call an action you made yesterday ancient. Rome is ancient because of all the things that the Romans did that set the standard for things that happen today. The Republic is something from the past that Rome kind of gave as a gift to the world today. Many of the events from Roman history have taught us today. Modern society has learned from Rome's numerous mistakes. Such as the great defeat against Carthage when general Hannibal was in charge. We have also learned from Rome's great attributes such as the creation of the Republic were everyone's opinion is voiced and everyone is represented.

Granted that the city of Rome is still occupied today, you can not help to think of Rome as ancient. Rome is old and very influential like a seasoned politician. Rome is ancient because of the time period that it lived in and the great influence it has on modern times.

Citation: Adams, John Paul. "The Twelve Tablets"10 June 2009. CSUN. 5 March 2010. http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/12tables.html.

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Punic War pt 3

• Scipio aemilians, scipio africanus' son who sieges carthage and destroys it
• Cato the Elder is the speaker who wanted to defeat Carthage once and for all

Herodotus, Livy, and Thucydides

Herodutus
Herodotus is the Greek man who is called the father of history. He lived from around 484 to 425 B.C. He lived in Halicarnassus but was kicked out when he was thought to have been conspiring against Persian rule. When he left he traveled throughout Asia Minor, Greece, and Egypt. These journeys supplied him with a lot of knowledge of Ancient Middle East. He wrote what is called The History. It's divided into nine books. The first six of books talk about legens and traditions of the people of the ancient world. The last three have to do with the battles between the Greeks and Persians. A lot of what he wrote down came from his own knowledge and the rest from other people.








Livy
Livy is more like a nickname for Titus Livius(59b.c-AD17). He was a Roman historian and he wrote what is called History of Rome, it is one of the basic sources of Ancient Roman literature. History of Rome is an account of the story of Rome starting from when the city first started to 9 b.c. It goes over a series of 142 books. As a Roman when he wrote Rome's history he wrote it as if it was already going to be great. Not all of what he wrote was actually accurate though and he wrote Rome's history as if it was a great novel.












Thucydides


Thucydides (460-400 B.C) was a Greek historian who wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War. Writing the History made him acknowledged as one of the best historians of ancient history. When he wrote about history he did not think about other people's opinions. He wrote about the Peloponnesian Wars as they were happening because he saw that they were very important. This means that History of the Peloponnesian War is a primary source. In 424 B.c. he was asked to command an Athenian fleet, he did not arrive to his destination in time and Amphipolis was captured by Sparta. His failure resulted in him being exiled for 20 years.
















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Punic War pt 2

• herodotus- guy who wrote down Persian wars
• Thucydides- wrote history of peloponnesian war
• When Hannibal was about 10 years old his father made him take a pledge to hate the Romans
• Hannibal goes to fight Rome who sends over 70,000 troops to go against him at Cannae.
• Publius Cornelius, the Roman army leader who defeated the Carthaginian force using their Elephants against them.