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This lesson contains 25 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 4 videos.
Lesson duration is: 60 min
Items in this lesson
4.3 Birth of an Empire
Right: Statue of emperor Nero
Left: Reconstruction of what he looked like in real life
Slide 1 - Slide
Most power
Least power
Slaves
Patricians
2 Consuls
300 senators
Plebeians
Slide 2 - Drag question
''[R] Rich plebeians who could veto the consuls'' Who is this referring to?
A
Senators
B
Consuls
C
Kings
D
People's tribunes
Slide 3 - Quiz
[R] Who was the new enemy of Rome in the Mediterranean Sea?
Slide 4 - Open question
Planning for this lesson
Instruction 3.3 Birth of an Empire (with notes)
Which emperor are you?
Slide 5 - Slide
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 theEmperors
Slide 6 - Slide
Planning for this lesson
Instruction 3.3 Birth of an Empire (with notes)
Which emperor are you?
Slide 7 - Slide
Gaius Marius (c. 105 BC)
Famous general.
Changed the army= soldiers get a piece of loot and land after 25 years.
Effect= very loyal soldiers.
Thanks to Marius generals became more popular and therefore also more powerful
Slide 8 - Slide
Slide 9 - Video
Triumph
Roman soldiers were very loyal to their general -> very strong motivated armies.
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.
Green= term that will be explained in another lesson
Slide 10 - Slide
[I] Why could famous generals become danger to the Republic?
Slide 11 - Open question
Julius Caesar (what do you know about him)
Slide 12 - Mind map
Return of the King?
Julius Caesar was a famous general= got 3 triumphs.
He conquered Gaul (France).
Senate was scarred 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.
Slide 13 - Slide
Slide 14 - Video
Civil War
JC took his army to Rome -> result was a civil war = war between people of the same country.
JC won and made himself a dictator for 10 years.
Sometimes even brothers were fighting on different sides in the civil war
Slide 15 - Slide
Slide 16 - Video
A new Caesar
Octavian manages to take power.
Calls himself Augustus (The majestic).
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
Slide 17 - Slide
Slide 18 - Video
Which of the 3 was the craziest?
A
Commodus
B
Nero
C
Caligula
Slide 19 - Quiz
[I] What was the main cause of the collapse of the Roman Republic?
Slide 20 - Open question
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 theEmperors
Slide 21 - Slide
On a scale of 1-10. How difficult was this lesson for you?
Slide 22 - Poll
wheelofnames.com
Slide 23 - Link
Planning for this lesson
Instruction 3.3 Birth of an Empire (with notes)
Which emperor are you?
Slide 24 - Slide
4.3 Birth of an Empire
Right: Statue of emperor Nero
Left: Reconstruction of what he looked like in real life