2. •
Hadrian!
Accomplishments and achievements and important events.
• Hadrian was descended from a family of Hadria, in Picenum and
was a military commander.
• Hadrian returned to Rome from his travels where he became sick.
• Hadrian was clearly very capable and achieved high office, reaching
the consulate at the age of 32, the earliest possible age at that time.
• When he became Emperor, four respected Roman Senators were
killed. Hadrian denied having anything to do with this, but the senate
suspected he was involved and never forgave him.
3. Hadrian Continued
• Emperor Hadrian also took a high interest in architecture, and was
directly responsible for the development of many fine buildings and
structures during his reign.
• Hadrian was a capable administrator and a good soldier and leader.
• July 10th 138AD Hadrian died because four senators were killed at
a leader suspected it was Hadrian and so he was punished.
• His body was buried twice in different places before finally his ashes
should be laid to rest in the mausoleum he had built for himself at
Rome
4. Cicero
• At a young age Cicero began studying the writings in his father's
library.
• Both Cicero and his brother Quintus became greatly interested in
philosophy and public speaking.
• Cicero was born in January 3rd 106 B.C.E, Cicero died on
December 7, 43 B.C.E.
• Cicero was Rome's greatest orator and a prolific writer of verse,
letters, and works on philosophy, politics, and rhetoric that greatly
influenced European thought.
• He was a roman orator and philosopher, he tried to limit the power
of rome’s generals and give control of the government back to
senate.
5. Julius Caesar
• Augustus is Julius Caesar’s nephew.
• Caesar died at the senate floor, killed by other senators
because they thought he was gaining too much power.
Julius Caesar was stabbed to death.
• After serving in the Roman Army, Caesar developed an
interest in politics.
• The Romans named a month after him, the month of
July for Julius Caesar.
• March 15, 44 BC, Julius died.
6. Augustus
• Augustus Caesar was a good writer and his chosen friends were
poets, historians, and eminent scholars.
• There was a ceremony to burn Augustus’ body. His ashes were
placed in the mausoleum which he had built for himself and his
family
• He was a famous emperor and Julius Caesar was his great uncle.
• Augustus was an emperor
• Augustus's real name is Gaius Octavius he was born September 23,
63 B.C
• Augustus became emperor in 27 BC.
• Augustus died on August 19, 14 AD.
7. Hannibal and Carthaginians Wars.
• Imilce is Hannibal’s wife. His father’s name is Hamilcar, he was a
famous general in the first Punic War.
• Hannibal almost overpowered Rome, was considered Rome's
greatest enemy.
• When Hamilcar died, his son-in-law Hasdrubel took over, but when
Hasdrubel died, 7 years later, the army appointed Hannibal general
of the forces of Carthage in Spain
• The Carthaginians lost the war and signed peace treaty with
Roman.
• Hannibal committed suicide by taking poison at the age of 65
• Carthaginian wars involved the three Punic wars, the Punic wars
were fought between Ancient Carthage and the Roman Republic.
8. Hannibal and Carthaginian War
continued
• There were many leaders for each Punic war.
• The first punic war started in 264 B.c and went to 241
B.C
• The second punic war started in 218 B.C and ended in
201 B.C
• The Third Punic war started in 149 B.C and ended in
146 B.C.
• The Punic wars between Carthage and Rome took
place over nearly a century, beginning in 264 B.C.
9. RomulusAndReemus
• Their father was Mars, the god of war, and their mother was a Latin
princess.
• The King was afraid the twins might try to take his throne, so he left
them to die.
• The Latin King took the infants and put them in a basket. He
abandoned them on the banks of the Tiber River.
• Remus was angry because his brother got a larger part of the city to
rule. Romulus killed Remus in this quarrel.
• This left Romulus's hilltop called Palatine the center of the new city.
The city was named Rome after Romulus.
10. RomulusAndReemus continued
• In the 8th century BC they controlled north and central Italy
through a chain of city-states
• The followers of Romulus were shepherds, hunters, farmers,
and merchants who lived in small huts scattered on the seven
hills on which the city was built.
• -The 6 kings who had followed Romulus were: Numa
Pompilius, Tullus Hostilius, Ancus Martius, Tarquinius
Priscus, Servius Tullus, and Tarquinius Superbus.
• The twins were born around 771 B.C.
• A female wolf found the boys on the bank of the Tiber river
and instead of killing them for food the wolf took them back to
her pack and fed them as she did her other cubs.
