4.3 Birth of an Empire

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4.3 Birth of an Empire

Right: Statue of emperor Nero

Left: Reconstruction of what he looked like in real life

Think-Pair-Share

Step 1: 

Most power

Least power

Slaves

Patricians

2 Consuls

300 senators

Plebeians

''[R] Rich plebeians who could veto the consuls'' Who is this referring to?

1. Senators
2. Consuls
3. Kings
4. People's tribunes

[R] Who was the new enemy of Rome in the Mediterranean Sea?

Planning for this lesson

Instruction 3.3 Birth of an Empire (with notes)

Planning for this lesson

Instruction 3.3 Birth of an Empire (with notes)

Goals for this lesson

At the end of this lesson you will be able to...

• Understand why generals were the cause of the fall the republic.
• Understand how Rome became a monarchy again with the Emperors

Planning for this lesson

Instruction 3.3 Birth of an Empire (with notes)

Working on binderassignment 3

Tacitus

Gaius Marius (c. 105 BC)

• Famous general.
• Changed the army= soldiers get a piece of loot and land after 25 years.
• Effect= very motivated soldiers.

Thanks to Marius generals became more popular and therefore also more powerful

Triumph

• Roman soldiers were used agianst the Germanic Tribes.
• Successful generals would get a Triumph.

A triumph for a Roman general: They even built a triumph arch for him.

Julius Caesar (what do you know about him)

Return of the King?

•  Julius Caesar was a famous general.
• He conquered Gaul (France).
• Senate was scared that he wanted to be king.

Julius Caesar: He was famous with his soldiers and with the plebeians.

The senate hated him because they thought he wanted to become a king.

Civil War

• JC took his army to Rome -> civil war = war between people of the same country.
• JC won and became a dictator for 10 years.

Sometimes even brothers were fighting on different sides in the civil war

A new Caesar

•  Octavian manages to take power.
• Calls himself Augustus.
• Becomes monarch of the Empire= emperor

Emperor Austustus was the nephew of Julius Caesar. He managed to punish the murderers of Caesar and became the absolute ruler of Rome. This was the end of the Republic.

Emperor= Keizer

Which of the 3 was the craziest?

1. Commodus
2. Nero
3. Caligula

[I] What was the main cause of the collapse of the Roman Republic?

On a scale of 1-10. How difficult was this lesson for you?

010

Goals for this lesson

At the end of this lesson you will be able to...

• Understand why generals were the cause of the fall the republic.
• Understand how Rome became a monarchy again with the Emperors

Binder Assignment 3

Is Tacitus correct about the Germanic people?

Citing= ''word word...word word'' = referring to a sentence. Verwijzen naar een zin.

Questions 1-6= assignment

You need 1-4 to be able to answer 5 and 6

Working on the Binderassignment 3

Working on the binder (questions allowed)

Working on the binder (in silence)

No questions

Deadline:

-22nd of December on Magister

(ELO-> Opdrachten)

Done= Reading 4.4 Romanisation

wheelofnames.com

Planning for this lesson

Instruction 3.3 Birth of an Empire (with notes)

Which emperor are you?

4.3 Birth of an Empire

Right: Statue of emperor Nero

Left: Reconstruction of what he looked like in real life