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World History Chapter 5 Section 2

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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FROM REPUBLIC TO EMPIRE

  • Rome build an empire around the meditteranean sea.
  • This created conflicts in rome society.
  • Roman empire rose in romes long history.
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2.

ROME GROWS THROUGH CONQUEST

  • Carthage- A city-state on the northern coast of africa.
  • Carthage ruled an empire that stretched across north africa.
  • The power between these two became inevitable.
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3.

ROME FIGHTS CARTHAGE IN THE PUNIC WARS

  • Between 264 and 146 BC, rome fought three wars against carthage.
  • Punicus- a latin word meaning phoenician.
  • In the first war, rome beat carthage and won the islands of sicily.
  • The Carthaginian general hannibal led his army.
  • These included a bunch of war elephants.
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4.

RULING THE MEDITERRANEAN

  • The carthaginians fought for there own preservation.
  • Imperialism- establishing control over foreign lands and peoples.
  • Parts of Asia minor surrendered and became roman provinces.
  • Other regions, such as Egypt, allied with rome.
  • The romans were justified for calling the m sea mediterranian sea our sea.
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5.

THE IMPACT AT HOME

  • Latifundias- wealthy families bought up huge farming estates.
  • They forced people from the war to become slaves and help the latifundia.
  • Landless farmers flocked to rome in search of life.
  • The new wealth led to increased corruption.
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MAKING ATTEMPTS AT REFORMS

  • Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus were two plebeian brothers.
  • They were among the first to attempt reform.
  • Tiberius elected a tribune in 133 BC.
  • The brothers were killed in waves of street violence.
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7.

ROMAN REPUBLIC DECLINES

  • The senate wanted to govern like it did in the past.
  • Popular political leaders who wanted to weaken the senate.
  • The turmoil sparked slave uprisings at home.
  • They had more benefits such as parcels of captured land.
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8.

JULIUS CAESAR THE DICTATOR

  • Julius Caesar- an ambitious military commander.
  • Pompey- another brilliant general who dominated roman politics.
  • Caesar crushed pompey and his supporters.
  • After one victory he said " I came " " I saw" "I conquered".
  • He was in fact the absolute ruler of rome.
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9.

CAESAR MAKES REFORMS

  • Between 48 an 43 BC, he pushed through a number of reforms.
  • He launched a program of public works.
  • He also reorganized the government of the provinces.
  • The roman calendar was later named the julius calendar.
  • Since then the calendar is still used today.
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10.

CAESAR KILLED, WAR FOLLOWS

  • Caesars enemies were worried that he was going to be king.
  • To save the republic, the plotted against him.
  • In march of 44 BC caesars enemies stabbed him to death.
  • In 31 BC, Octavian finally defeated Antony and his powerful ally, queen cleopatra.
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THE AGE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE DAWNS

  • Augustus- means the exalted one.
  • And declared him princeps, or first citizen.
  • The 500 year old republic came to an end.
  • A new age had dawned- the age of the roman empire.
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12.

AUGUSTUS BUILDS A STABLE GOVERNMENT

  • Census- or a population count
  • He set up a postal service.
  • He put the jobless to work building on the streets.
  • The death of the emperor often led to intrigue and violence.
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13.

EMPERORS VARY

  • Not all augustus' successors were great rulers.
  • Caligula amd nero were two early emperors.
  • Hadrian codified roman laws
  • Marcus aureolius, who read philosophy while leading war.
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THE PAX ROMANA BRINGS PROSPERITY

  • Pax romana- or roman peace
  • Roman legions protected and maintained the roads.
  • Trade flowed freely to and from distant lands.
  • From india came spices, cotton, and precious stones.
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THE DISTRACTION OF ENTERTAINMENT

  • Circus maximus- rome's largest racecourse.
  • When they battled they battled one another.
  • The government provided free grain to feed the poor.
  • Critics warned against this policy of bread and circuses.
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