2. Romulus/Remus
• The founders Rome were Romulus.
• The twin-brothers were supposed sons of
god Mars and the priestess Rhea Silvia.
3. • Rhea was married to Mars, the Roman
god of war.
• They were abandoned by their parents
when they were babies and put into a
basket that was then placed into basket
into the River Tiber.
4. • They were abandoned by their parents
when they were babies and put into a
basket that was then placed into the River
Tiber.
• Rome was found 753 BC.
5. • First they were found by a she-wolf who
fed them. Then a shepherd and his wife
adopted the boys.
• As the twins grew older they didn't want
they did not want to take care of sheep.
They wanted to be kings.
6.
7. Cicero
• Marcus Tullius Cicero was born on
January 3,106 BC and was murdered on
December 7,43 BC.
• His Family was from the town of Arpinum
it was about 70 miles southeast of Rome.
8. • Cicero studied literature philosophy and
law in Ancient Rome.
• He stop studying those things because he
had to go in the military
• Cicero was famous Rome statesman.
9. • He was born six years before Julius
Caesar
• He served in the Senate.
10.
11. Hannibal and the Carthaginian
Wars
• He was a Punic Carthaginian military tactician
• Considered one of the greatest military
commanders in history
• His most famous campaign took place during the
Second Punic War (247- 182 B.C.), when he
passed the Romans off guard by crossing the
Alps
• His father was one of the leading Carthaginian
commander during the first punic war.
12. • Hannibal lived during the time of great
tension in the Mediterranean, when Rome
had its supremacy.
• In the second Punic war Hannibal won 3
dramatic victories in Italy.
• He held Italy for 15 years.
13. • Then Rome’s counter attack from north
Africa forced them to return to carthage.
• Hannibal was decisively defeated by
Scipio Africanus, at the battle of Zama.
• After the war Hannibal ran for office of
Suffete.
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15. Julius Caesar and Augustus
• Julius Caesar is one of ancient Rome’s most famous
individuals (born in 100 B.C.)
• He was the first army commander to invade England (in
55 B.C. and again in 54 B.C.)
• Caesar was born into a wealthy family.
16. • After leading the Roman Army, Caesar
began to have an interest in politics
• Caesar became in charge of the Roman
entertainment in 65 B.C.
• He spent most of his money on
entertainment.
17. • Caesar went to France in 58 B.C. where he served as governor
• Augustus was the first roman Emperor (63 B.C. - 14 C.E.)
• Augustus was first named Gaius Octavius Thurinus
• Julius Caesar was Augustus’ great uncle
• Augustus was adopted by Julius Caesar
18. • In 27 BC was officially named Gaius Julius
Caesar Augustus
• Young Octavius was adopted after
Caesar’s assassination in 44 B.C.
• Augustus became part of a military
dictatorship.
