Expansion of the Military and Civil War The Decline of the Roman Republic 400 BCE – 27 CE
Expansion of the Military and Civil War
The Decline of the Roman Republic
400 BCE – 27 CE
Unification of Italy
450-250
RomanRoads
c. 200 BCE
Centurion
Legatus
Cornicen Legionary
Standard bearers:
Signifer
&
Aquilifer
Auxiliary
&
Legionary
Equipment of Roman Legionary
RomanRoads
c. 200 BCE
Publius Cornelius Tacitus
56-117 CE
What is the difference between perspective and bias?
How did Tacitus’s perspective influence his writing?
What events may have influenced that perspective?
What was Tacitus’ attitude toward the barbarians to the North?
Why was this topic so pressing during his lifetime?
How did the political climate during his lifetime influence his perspective?
Which of the following was a central topic of Agricola?
A. The Roman conquest of Britain
B. The Roman Conquest of Gaul
C. The Roman Defeat by Herman the German
D. The Roman struggle against the Cimbri
Which Roman principle partly inspired him to write about his father-in-law’s life
A. The separation of powers
B. The rule of law
C. Reverence for ancestors
D. The glory of Rome
Hannibal’s Victories in
Italy218-216 BCE
Tiberius and Caius Gracchus
Gaius Marius Lucius Sulla
157 – 86 BCE 138 - 78 BCE
Gaius Julius Caesar100-44 BCE