What do you think you will learn about Rome
based on the following common phrases:
“When in
Rome, do
as the
Romans
do”
“All Roads lead to Rome”
“Rome wasn’t
built in a day”
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Objectives
•Locate and draw
boundaries of
Roman Republic and
Empire, key geographic
features on a map.
• Explain how the
geography of Rome
impacted its social,
political and economic
development
•Explain the origins of
Dancing woman and Lyre Player, Etruscan 5th Century BCE
Rome and its Etruscan
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and Latin cultural
influences.
Geography of Rome
What do you notice about the location
of Rome?
• It is centrally
located in the
Mediterranean
region.
• The Alps and
the
Mediterranean
Sea provide
protection.
How will the location of Rome effect its political
economic and social development?
Talk to
your
neighbor
Political
•Alps to the north provided protection from invasion
•Mediterranean Sea and Rome’s inland location
on the Tiber River protected Rome from invasion
Economic
•Central location in Mediterranean made it an important
commercial center. What do I mean by commercial?
•Land surrounding the Tiber river was fertile for farming
•Proximity to Greek colonies led to knowledge of
growing grapes and olives
Social
•Greek, Etruscan and Latin influences
Roman Mythology
• According
to legend,
Rome was
founded
by
Romulus
and Remus
(twin
brothers)
Copy Cats!
• The Romans based their religion on
Greek Mythology
–They were also polytheistic
–Many of the gods/goddesses were the
same, but the Romans changed their
names
–The gods explained human qualities
and natural events that they couldn’t
otherwise explain.
The Roman Gods
Roman God
Greek God
Represents
Jupiter
Zeus
God of light and sky
Juno
Hera
Queen of the Gods
Apollo
Apollo
God of healing
Diana
Artemis
Goddess of Fertility
Minerva
Athena
Goddess of wisdom
Aphrodite
Goddess of love and
beauty
Venus
Where do we see
Roman
Mythology in
Western
Civilization
today?
Neptune statue
Virginia Beach
Neptune at Library of Congress,
Washington, DC
Minerva at UNC - Greensboro
Pantheon
• Temple built
roman gods
for the seven
Pictures Cited
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Slide 4 – http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/842/25073560.JPG
Slide 5 –
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Juno_Receiving_the_Fead_of_Argos_WGA.jpg/526pxJuno_Receiving_the_Fead_of_Argos_WGA.jpg
Slide 6 – http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Myth/Images/apollo.gif
Slide 7 – http://www.studiorhi.com/images/artwork/color/Diana.jpg
Slide 8 – http://www.solarsabbath.org/athena.jpg
Slide 9 – http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/images/mlw_0001_0004_0_img0203.jpg
Slide 10 – http://www.historywiz.com/images/rome/amortiepolo.jpg
Slide 11 – http://www.classics.ox.ac.uk/outreach/events/aeneid.jpg,
http://images.easyart.com/i/prints/rw/en_easyart/lg/3/0/Virgil-Reading-the-Aeneid-to-Livia-Octavia-and-Augustus-c1812-Jean-Auguste-Ingres-303943.jpg
Slide 12 – http://www.cdnarchitect.com/asf/principles_of_enclosure/enclosure_typologies/images/romanarch.gif,
http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/3554662/2/istockphoto_3554662_bricks.jpg,
http://www.icwhen.com/charley/osprey_lakes/photos/08140065b.JPG
Slide 13 – http://www.keystonesearch.com/images/keystone_arch.jpg
Slide 14 –
http://www.eriding.net/media/photos/geography/comenius_pr/france/saintes/050722_jmason_mp_geo_saint_0034.jpg
Slide 15 – http://www.widerange.org/images/large/tunnelBridge.jpg
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Slide 17 –http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~mthoreso/photo_gallery/Miscellany/slides/Roman%20Aqueduct.jpg
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Geographic features:
Rome
Mountains:
Rivers:
Seas:
Describe the land:
How did Rome’s physical
geography impact
its development?
Political
Mythology
What was Rome’s religion?
Where did mythology originate?
Roman God
Greek God
Represents
Zeus
God of light and sky
Hera
Queen of the Gods
Apollo
God of healing
Artemis
Goddess of Fertility
Athena
Goddess of wisdom
Aphrodite
Goddess of love and beauty
What did mythology help explain?
Economic
Where is mythology visible in western culture?
What is the Pantheon?
Social