1. UNIT 11: ROME 1º ESO
Made by: Alejandro, Manuel, Rocío,
Inma y Juan Francisco

2. Political Organisation
• Monarchy (753-509 BC)
 King had absolute power
 The Senate was made up of rich and powerful families
 In 509 there was a revolt against the Etruscan king Tarquin the Proud
and he was expelled
• Republic (509-27 BC)
 Big Expansion (Mediterranean) Good Army
 Goberment had 3 main institutions
 Voting Assemblies (laws and magistrates)
 Senate (Take important decisions)
 Magistrates (group of elective positions)

3. • The Roman Empire (27BC-476 AC)
 Maximun expansion. Pax romana, this time of peace allowed
the empire (Octavian Augustus) to develop its economy,
cities and culture.

4. Roman Economy
• Agriculture
 Cereals, fruits, olives, beans….
 Farming of sheep, goats, donkeys and
 The land was divided into different parts:
 small properties cultivated by their owners
 large estates and villas worked by slaves
• Craftwork
 They made differents types of
objects and food (oil, wine,
salted fish)

5. • Trade
 Between Rome and the rest of the Empire
 Exportation of manufactured products
 Importation of raw materials and luxury items
 Trade was helped in several ways:
 Use of a common currency
 Development of a road network
 Control over the Mediterranean Sea

6. Roman Society
• Free People:
 Patricians(nobles). Political power and rich
 Plebeians (most people). With no political power at the start, they demand rights.
During Republic they created the Tribune. Later, they achieved equal rights.
• Slaves (no rights at all)
 Liberti are slaves liberated by their owners or that buy it themselves).
• Roman Women
 Belonged to their fathers or husbands
 They could own properties
 Fathers arranged marriages
 Cared for the home and the children

7. Roman Religion
• Romans were polytheistic, and they adopted gods from the provinces they
conquered
• Romans gods were assimilated with Greek gods.
• Christianity
 First century in Palestine
 It was a new religion preached by Jesus ( his message was of equality and love.
 Monotheism: only a God.
 Roman authorities considered this religion dangerous and Jesus was crucified
and Christians were persecuted by the Romans
 In 313, the Emperor Constantine allowed Christians to practice their religion
freely with the Edict of Milan.
 In 380, the Emperor Theodosius declared Christianity to be the official religion
of the Empire with the Edict of Thessalonica.

8. • Roman architecture was practical and functional
• buildings were designed to satisfy the
needs of the population
• The Romans adopted architectural elements
from the lands that the conquered
• Materials used in construction:
• - stone
• - brick
• - concrete (a mix of lime,rock and sand)
• Architectural elements:
• - flat ceilings
• - columns
• - arches
The Romans used the same architectural
orders as the Greeks
• - introduced a new one, the Tuscan order
• - combined different architectural orders
Architecture

9. Romans built both religious, and public buildings, as well as other engineering constructions.
Types of Buildings
Public buildings:
Theatres
Religious buildings: Temples
BridgesRoman Engineering:

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