The document summarizes the rise of the Roman Empire from 500 BC to 500 AD. It describes how Rome conquered the Mediterranean region through military victories over Carthage in the Punic Wars, establishing its dominance. It also discusses aspects of Roman society such as government, law, daily life, and the impact of geography in allowing the empire to thrive.

2. Welcome to Ancient Rome

3. The Roman Empire

4. “ All roads lead to Rome”

5. Building Roman Roads… slaves at work.

6. United by Great Road system

7. Roman Acqueduct

8. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the answers. large flat stones concrete gravel and sand

9. Introduced standard coinage throughout the Empire

10. Enforced standard weights and measurements throughout the Empire

13. Etruscans Greeks Carthaginians Origins of Roman Empire

15. Daily Life in Ancient Rome

18. Roman Soldiers

19. Roman Soldiers!

21. Romans: For all their war, not one puts on a crown, but instead builds a senate where they consider the best for all people.

27. The Birth of Rome

30. Patrician carrying busts of his ancestors in a parade

33. Roman Law, Government & Politics

39. Video: 1 st Punic War

40. 1st Punic War

42. Video: Hannibal’s Revenge

45. Video: 2 nd Punic War

47. Hannibal

48. The Defeat of Hannibal at the Battle of Zama

49. Video: Battle of Zama

52. Hannibal famously crossed the Alps with elephants to be used in battle. Few of them survived the trip, but some did. What do you think the reaction was of the Roman soldiers to elephants in battle? Rome Conquers the Mediterranean (cont.) The few elephants that survived terrified the Romans, as one could imagine on being faced with a charging elephant. Who knows how history would have been different if all of Hannibal’s elephants had survived?

55. Ruins of Carthage

56. Rome’s new empire