Exam Review Chart (Rome) – filled in & a map courtesy of Tyler

Here is the comprehensive chart for Rome that we made today in class. The Greece chart is already online.

Topic	People	Places	Key Terms & Concepts
Etruscans	Servius Tullius Tarquinius Superbus Tarquinius Priscus	Etruria	Necropolis Art, metalwork, terracotta Luxury Etruscan women Origins of Etruscans Relationships with other civilizations Written language Importance of archaeological record
Geography		Central Mediterranean Italian peninsula Western orientation Po Tiber Arno Rome Alps Apennine Mountains	Influence on economy, defense, society Compare to Greek geography & civilization
Founding Myths	Virgil Aeneas Dido Venus Romulus Remus Sabine women Lucretia Brutus	Troy Tiber River Carthage	What these myths tell us about Roman values Function of myth in the state
Law	Justinian	Forum Byzantium	Twelve Tables Justinian Code Civic, Natural, Law of Nations Public and Private law Juries Tribunals
Republic	Tiberius Gracchus Gaius Gracchus Sulla Brutus Marius Polybius Cato		SPQR Res Publica Centuries Checks and balances Assembly of Centuries Rhetoric & oration Patricians & Plebeians – struggle of the orders Patron/Client relationship Tax farming Public works Consul
Pyrrhic & Punic War	Hannibal Scipio Pyrrhus	Tarentum Carthage Spain Sicily Alps	Pyrrhic Victory Loyalty of Italians in their alliance wtih Rome Important battles Beginning of Rome as a superpower Money, slave, tax revenue Naval power of Rome Military organization
Decline of Republic	Julius Caesar Calpurnia Crassus Cicero Brutus Mark Antony Pompey Octavian	Rubicon Gaul	Assassination of JC – public’s reaction, deification Dictator for life Triumvirate Problems in the Republic – tax, unemployment, poverty, land issues, grain prices, crime, unequal access to voting and public office
Religion	Pontifex Maximus Vestal Virgins Mithras Lar Numens Augurs The Pantheon (Juno, Jupiter etc.) Constantine Justinian	Persia Egypt Greece Pantheon	Religio – binding force Quid pro quo & practical religion Greek gods in Roman dress State co-opting religion Public and private religion
Art & Architecture		Colosseum Pantheon Arch of Titus Arch of Constantine Aqueduct of Segovia Circus Maximus	Arches Aqueducts Domes Portraiture and propaganda Art and empire Mosaics Greek influence Public works Concrete
Intellectual Achievements & Entertainment	Virgil Ovid Seneca Livy Juvenal Horace Galen Pliny the Elder Cicero		Satire Metamorphoses Calendar Latin Medicine How literature relates to the state Gladiators
Roman Empire	Tiberius Augustus Caligula Trajan Claudius Diocletian Nero Constantine Marcus Aurelius Hadrian	East/West empire Empire at its largest Constantinople Byzantium Judea Britain	Pax Romana Legions – how the army changed during the Empire
Fall of Empire	Romulus Augustulus Odoacer Barbarians 3rd Century emperors	Where the Barbarians came from (Mongolia, Germany, Gaul etc)	Why it fell? Did it fall? What is an empire Legacy of Roman Empire Collapse – social, economic, military, cultural, and political aspects

Tyler just found this GIF that shows the expansion of the Roman territories – watch Rome grow!

Mapping the Roman Empire

Use the interactive maps on the Roman Empire website as well as your notes and other course materials to create a map with a detailed legend.

1) Label the following places on the blank map and write 1-2 sentences about the significance of each one in the Roman Empire:

1. North Sea           
2. Germania           
3. Thrace                       
4. Rome
5. Spain
6. Gaul           
7. Constantinople
8. Britain           
9. Alexandria
10. Sicily
11. Troy           
12. Judea
13. Carthage     

2) Using the blank map provided, indicate the borders of Rome at the following points in history:

1. After the Punic Wars
2. After the death of Caesar
3. At its greatest extent                                                                                                                                                     

3) On a separate page, note the significant territories conquered during each of these periods.

4) On the left is a modern day countries menu. How many countries today would have been influenced by the Roman Empire (if the Roman Empire even touches the country, include it in your count)?

5) Click on the Barbarian Incursions menu at the bottom. Indicate on your map (using an arrow) where each of these barbarian tribes began their attack on the Roman Empire. Make sure to include these different arrows in your legend.

–   Franks

–    Huns

–   Visigoths

–   Vandals

–   Alemmani

 

 

Italy’s population, c. 500 BCE (From Encyclopaedia Brittanica)

Greek Military History

You are responsible for the following major wars and battles:

• The Ionian Revolt (499 BEC)
• Marathon (490 BCE)
• Thermopylae – Battle of the 300 (480 BCE)
• Salamis (480 BCE)
• Palataea (478 BCE)
• The Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE)
• The Conquests of Alexander the Great (336-323 BCE)

You should also be familiar with the following military advancements:

• hoplites
• phalanx
• triremes

The Polis of Athens

City Map of Athens

A useful resource for learning about the features of the Athenian polis is PBS’s “The Greeks Interactive” website. There is a map of Athens where you can see the city’s layout,  zoom in to places like the Acropolis, the Phyx, and the Theatre of Dionysus, and read an informative blurb about each of these features. It also has a section on daily life in Athens as well as the Greek alphabet.

Key terms to know:

• Agora
• Theatre of Dionysus
• Acropolis
• Pnyx
• Parthenon
• Areopagos
• Athletic stadium
• Council of Elders
• Piraeus

Welcome to Ms. Antflick’s Classical Civilizations Course!

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Map of Ancient Greece 

from ancient-greece.org

 “Like frogs around a pond we settled down around the sea”   -Plato