The Roman Empire Lisa M. Lane History 103

The big issues of a big empire emperors technology Rome the city barbarians Christianity

emperors

technology

Rome the city

barbarians

Christianity

imperial power, insanity and the lead theory

noria Technology: water power

noria

Technology: roads http://www.dl.ket.org/latin3/mores/techno/roads/map_color.htm

Via Appia http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Ring/5382/appian.html

city streets David Macauley’s “Rome”

Technology: aqueducts http://www.dl.ket.org/latin3/mores/aqua/countryside.htm David Macauley’s “Rome”

http://www.dl.ket.org/latin3/mores/aqua/countryside.htm

Rome, the city Crassus’ fire department

Rome, the city bread and circuses http://karenswhimsy.com/roman-gladiators.shtm

Civilized Romans http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/752/805629.JPG Braun & Schneider Historyic Costume in Pictures (NY: Dover 19

Barbarians Braun & Schneider Historyic Costume in Pictures (NY: Dover 19 75)

Migration, not invasion

Sol (December 25) Mithraism Plato Stoicism Hellenized Judaism Hellenized Egypt Resistance to Rome Adapted Zoroastrianism Paul Masada