In the Aeneid, Virgil states:
Roman, remember the attributes worthy of you:
To rule the people under your empire,
To impose and maintain peace,
To spare and aid the meek,
To tame the arrogant.
2) Find some evidence online that shows that the Romans followed these suggestions (or that they did not). Copy your sources and explain.
3) What purpose did the Trojan Horse serve in the Trojan War? Please explain the story briefly. Bonus: Can you find the part in the Aeneid? Print it for extra credit.
4) The fame of Aeneas and the episodes of the Trojan war reached the shores of North Africa. The queen Dido asked Aeneas to stay a while at her court and narrate the details of the war. Find some more information about Dido (a few facts).
The Founding of Rome:
5) What is the legend of Romulus and Remus? Summarize the legend and explain what it has to do with the founding of Rome.
Romulus expanded Roman control over the neighboring territories and instituted the Senate (a governing body of elder patricians). The population in Rome was at first divided into two categories: the patricians and the plebians.
6) Who were the patricians? Who were the plebians?
The success of the Roman expansion
7) What was teh strategy that allowed the Romans to first conquer and, secondly, to maintain their conquered territories? (Name a few ideas: approximately 5 ideas)
Religion in Ancient Rome
The Romans were polytheists (they believed in many gods). They feared and respected their gods, and sought to win their favors. Sacrifices to ingratiate the gods were a common occurence in Roman soceity.
Jupiter was the king of all gods, emperor of Olympus and protector of Rome. He portrays universal justice and the power of nature. He is the final judge, the god of the earth, and his weapon was the thunderbolt with which he would strike down his enemies.
You might be more familiar with his Greek name.
8) What was Jupiter's Greek name?
9) Who was Venus?
10) What was Venus's son's name?
Expansion of the Roman Republic
11) Who was the biggest threat to the Roman Republic?
12) What were the three wars fought?
13) Gaius Julius Caesar was born in Rome on July 13, 100 B.C. His ancestry was of noble origin. The Julian family could trace its origins to the legendary Iulius, son of the Trojan hero ____________, father of the Latin dynasty. Like many other young Roman aristocrats of the period, Caesar went to Greece to perfect his skills in oratory and his knowledge of philosophy.
From Egypt (after he ordered Ptolemy dethroned and named his younger sister Cleopatra queen), Caesar proceeded to Asia Minor and defeated King Pharnaces II in a war that lasted only days. After this swift victory, Caesar sent his famous message back to Rome: "Veni, Vidi, Vici!"
14) What does this message translate to in English?
15) Name 3 things that led the Roman Empire to fall.
Carly Beim
ReplyDelete1. Virgil was a classical Roman poet, best known for three major works—the Eclogues (or Bucolics), the Georgics and the Aeneid. The Aenied is imporant because it tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans
2. Augustus also created the Praetorian Guard: nine cohorts ostensibly to maintain the public peace which were garrisoned in Italy.
3. Greeks built a huge figure of a horse and some men hid it. The Greeks pretended to sail away and the Trojans pulled the Horse into their city as a victory trophy. That night the Greek force crept out of the Horse and opened the gates for the rest of the Greek army, which had sailed back under cover of night. A "Trojan Horse" has come to mean any trick that causes a target to invite a foe into a securely protected bastion or place.
4. Dido, also called Elissa, was princess of Tyre in Phoenicia. As Queen of Carthage, she received the Trojans exiles with hospitality, and having given Aeneas more love than he could take, felt betrayed when he left for Italy, and committed suicide.
5. They were twin brothers that were abandoned by their parents and placed in a basket into the Tiber River. A wolf found the babies and nursed them. A Shepard then found the twins and raised them. Romulus killed is brother and was the sole founder of Rome.
6. Patrician- originally referred to a group of elite citizens in ancient Rome, including both their natural and adopted members.
Plebains-general body of Roman citizens in Ancient Rome. They were distinct from the higher order of the patricians. This term is used today to refer to one who is or appears to be of the middle or lower order; however, in Rome plebeians could become quite wealthy and influential.
7. gaining and maintaining power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.
small power groups are prevented from linking up and becoming more powerful
• creating or encouraging divisions among the subjects in order to forestall alliances that could challenge the sovereign.
• aiding and promoting those who are willing to cooperate with the sovereign.
• fostering distrust and enmity between local rulers.
• encouraging frivolous expenditures that leave little money for political and military ends.
8. Zeus
9. Venus was a major Roman goddess principally associated with love, beauty and fertility, who played a key role in many Roman religious festivals and myths.
10. Cupid
11. The Celtic and Germanic Threat
12. The three Punic Wars
13. Priam
14. I came, I saw, I conquered.
15. 1) It was split into the Eastern and Western Empire
2) Military problems
3) Christianity
Matt Costa
ReplyDelete1. Virgil was a classical roman poet. The Aneid is important because it tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans.
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3 the trojan horse- after a fruitless 10-year siege of Troy the Greeks built a huge figure of a horse in which a select force of men hid in. The Greeks pretended to sail away, and the Trojans pulled the Horse into their city as a victory trophy.
4 Dido, also called Elissa, was princess of Tyre in Phoenicia. Escaping tyranny in her country, she came to Libya where she founded Carthage, a great city which Aeneas and his comrades, who had become refugees after the sack of Troy, visited seven years after the end of the Trojan War.
5. Romulus and Remus are the traditional founders of Rome, appearing in Roman mythology as the twin sons of the Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia, fathered by the god of war, Mars. According to the tradition recorded as history by Plutarch and Livy, Romulus served as the first King of Rome.
6. partrician-group of elite citizens in ancient Rome, including both their natural and adopted members.
Plebians- the general body of Roman citizens (as distinguished from slaves)
7. the use of fire arms
8. Zeus
9. Venus was the goddess of beauty.
10. Eros
11 Byzantine empire
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13 Aeneas
14 "I came, I saw, I conquered."
15. Rapid growth
Military declined
Public health
Eddie Cicalese
ReplyDelete1. Virgil was a classical roman poet,aeneid is a poem written by virgil which tells the legendary story of a trojan who traveled to italy where he became the ancestor of the romans.
2. In the Aeneid, Virgil states:
Roman, remember the attributes worthy of you:
To rule the people under your empire,
To impose and maintain peace,
To spare and aid the meek,
To tame the arrogant.
3. A 10-year siege of Troy by the Trojans, the Greeks built a wooden horse in which Greek soldiers hid. The Greeks gave the horse to the Trojans as a gift for their victory. The Trojans pulled the Horse into their city as a victory trophy. That night the Greek force crept out of the Horse and opened the gates for the rest of the Greek army, who were at the gates under cover of at night. The Greek army entered and destroyed the city, ending the war.
4. Dido, also called Elissa, was princess of Tyre in Phoenicia. Escaping tyranny in her country, she came to Libya where she founded Carthage, a great city which Aeneas and his comrades, who had become refugees after the sack of Troy, visited seven years after the end of the Trojan War.
5. The legend of Romulus and Remus: Romulus slew Remus with a shovel over a dispute about which one of the two brothers had the support of the local deities to rule the new city and give it his name. The name they gave the city was Rome. Supposedly to decide who would rule the city, Romulus had stood on one hill and Remus another, and a circle of birds flew over Romulus, signifying that he should be king.
6. A patrician is a group of elite citizens in Ancient Rome. The plebians were the general body of Ancient Rome, the lower class than the patricians.
7. The Romans founded Roman colonies in strategic areans establishing stable control over regions.
8. Jupiter’s Greek name was Zeuss.
9. Venus was the goddess of beauty and love.
10. Venus’s sons name was Cupid.
11. The biggest threat to the roman republic was the Etruscans.
12. The three wars fought were the Punic Wars.
13. Gaius Julius Caesar was born in Rome on July 13, 100 B.C. His ancestry was of noble origin. The Julian family could trace its origins to the legendary Iulius, son of the Trojan hero Aeneas, father of the Latin dynasty. Like many other young Roman aristocrats of the period, Caesar went to Greece to perfect his skills in oratory and his knowledge of philosophy.
14. Veni, Vedi, Vici means I came, I saw, I conquered.
15. There were many problems that contributed to the decline and fall of rome:inflation in Romes economy, public health and enviromental problems, urban decay.
Antonio Mendoza 09/21/09
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1. Virgil was a classical Roman poet, best known for three major works—the Eclogues (or Bucolics), the Georgics and the Aeneid—although several minor poems are also attributed to him. The Aeneid was important because it told the story of Aeneas, and how he became the ancestor of the Romans.
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3. It was a strategy used by the greeks to finally enter Troy, The Greeks gave the horse to the trojans as a sign of peace but the greeks were inside the horse and when the time came they got out of the horse and attacked the city of troy from the inside, leading to the fall of troy.
4. Dido, also called Elissa, was princess of Tyre in Phoenicia. Escaping tyranny in her country, she came to Libya where she founded Carthage, a great city which Aeneas and his comrades, who had become refugees after the sack of Troy, visited seven years after the end of the Trojan War.
5. Romulus and Remus are the traditional founders of Rome, appearing in Roman mythology as the twin sons of the Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia, fathered by the god of war, Mars. According to the tradition recorded as history by Plutarch and Livy, Romulus served as the first King of Rome.
6. partrician-group of elite citizens in ancient Rome, including both their natural and adopted members. Plebians- the general body of Roman citizens (as distinguished from slaves)
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8. Zeus
9. Venus was the goddess of beauty.
10. Eros
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13. Aeneas
14. "I came, I saw, I conquered."
15. Attacks From The Barbarians, an over expanded territory that was too big to control.People wanted their independence from the roman empire.
Jessica Schepis
ReplyDelete1) Who was Virgil? Why was the Aeneid important?
Virgil was a classical Roman poet, best known for three major works—the Eclogues (or Bucolics), the Georgics and the Aeneid. The Aeneid was important because it told the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy, The first six of the poem's twelve books tell the story of Aeneas' wanderings from Troy to Italy, and the poem's second half tells of the Trojans' ultimately victorious war upon the Latins.
2) In the Aeneid, Virgil states:
Roman, remember the attributes worthy of you:
To rule the people under your empire,
To impose and maintain peace,
To spare and aid the meek,
To tame the arrogant.
2) Find some evidence online that shows that the Romans followed these suggestions (or that they did not). Copy your sources and explain.
The roman-syrian war is evidence of this because they fought to maintain peace.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman-Syrian_War
3) What purpose did the Trojan Horse serve in the Trojan War? Please explain the story briefly. Bonus: Can you find the part in the Aeneid? Print it for extra credit.
The Trojan Horse was a tale from the Trojan War, in the Aeneid. It was served as a carrying beacon for greeks to attack the enemy.
4) The fame of Aeneas and the episodes of the Trojan war reached the shores of North Africa. The queen Dido asked Aeneas to stay a while at her court and narrate the details of the war. Find some more information about Dido (a few facts).
the founder and first Queen of Carthage. She is best known from the account given by the Roman poet Virgil in his Aeneid. In some sources she is also known as Elissa. Elissa means "Wanderer".
5) What is the legend of Romulus and Remus? Summarize the legend and explain what it has to do with the founding of Rome.
Romulus and Remus are the traditional founders of Rome. Romulus killed Remus with a shovel over a fight on which one of the two had the support of the local deities to rule the new city and give it his name, Rome. Romulus had stood on one hill and Remus another, and a circle of birds flew over Romulus, signifying that he should be king. After founding Rome, Romulus created the Roman Legions, Roman Senate, and also added citizens to his new city by abducting the women of the neighboring Sabine tribes. Romulus would became ancient Rome's greatest conqueror.
6) Who were the patricians? Who were the plebians?
The Patricians were a group of elite citizens in ancient Rome. The Patricians included high council officials. It remained a high honarary title even after the fall of the Western Empire in the Byzantine Empire. The Plebians made up the general body of Roman citizens in Ancient Rome. They were a lot lower then the patricians.
7) What was the strategy that allowed the Romans to first conquer and, secondly, to maintain their conquered territories?
Rome had a strong army, so they were able to conquer territories. The surrounding territories were weakend. They followed a Roman colonia, which was originally a Roman outpost established in conquered territory to secure it.
8) 8) What was Jupiter's Greek name?
Zues or Jove
9) 9) Who was Venus?
Venus was a Roman goddess associated with love, beauty and fertility.
10) What was Venus's son's name?
Venus’ son is named Cupid
11) Who was the biggest threat to the Roman Republic?
The Gauls from The Byzantine Empire
12) What were the three wars fought?
The Punic Wars
12) Romolus
13) I came, I saw, I conquered
14) The Fall of The Roman Empire
1) gradual disintegration of the economy of Rome
2) the barbarian invasions that were its final doom.
3) Became a weak government
Brianna Drivas
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1)Who was Virgil? Why was the Aeneid important?
Virgil was the author of the Aeneid. The Aeneid was important because it describes the journey of the Trojans hero, Aeneas, to Italy and the wars he undertook once he had arrived there.
2) Find some evidence online that shows that the Romans followed these suggestions (or that they did not). Copy your sources and explain.
In any Roman family life, the head of the household was a man. Although his wife looked after the household, he controlled it. He alone could own property. Only he decided the fate of his children and who they would marry. The sons of nobles were apprenticed to a prominent political figure at the age of 16, and campaigned with the army from the age of 17.
http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome
3) What purpose did the Trojan Horse serve in the Trojan War?
After the events of the Iliad and the death of Hector, the Trojan War still wasn't over. Neither the Greeks nor the Trojans seemed to be able to win, until one of the Greek kings, Odysseus of Ithaca, had an idea. "Build a big wooden horse on wheels," he said, "big enough for a bunch of Greek soldiers to hide inside it." So the Greeks did. Then the Greeks all pretended to sail home (except the ones hiding inside the horse!). They acted like they had given up and left. But really they hid just around the corner.
4) The fame of Aeneas and the episodes of the Trojan war reached the shores of North Africa. The queen Dido asked Aeneas to stay a while at her court and narrate the details of the war. Find some more information about Dido (a few facts).
According to the Aeneid of Virgil, Dido is known best as the Queen of Carthage who died for the love of Aeneas. She committed suicide. The Trojan prince Aeneas met Dido on his way from Troy to Lavinium. He left her to fulfill his destiny.
5) What is the legend of Romulus and Remus? Summarize the legend and explain what it has to do with the founding of Rome.
Romulus and Remus were twin brothers. They were abandoned by their parents as babies and put into a basket that was then placed into the River Tiber. The basket ran aground and the twins were discovered by a female wolf. The wolf nursed the babies for a short time before they were found by a shepherd. The shepherd then brought up the twins.
6) Who were the patricians? Who were the plebians?
The patricians were the noble families of Rome. In 509BC, a group of patricians expelled the Etruscan king and ruled that Rome would be a republic. The patricians elected senators to serve their interests. The senate selected two people to serve as Consuls in place of the Etruscan king. The plebians were the merchants, farmers, and artisans of Rome. They were allowed to vote, but only patricians were allowed in the senate.
Nicole DeVivo
ReplyDelete1) Virgil was the author of Aeneid, this book is important because it describes the journy of the trojan hero Aeneas to Italy and the wars he undertook once he had arrived there.
2) In any Roman family life, the head of the household was a man. Although his wife looked after the household, he controlled it. He alone could own property. Only he decided the fate of his children and who they would marry. The sons of nobles were apprenticed to a prominent political figure at the age of 16, and campaigned with the army from the age of 17
http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome
3) Odysseus proposed construction of a giant wooden horse. The horse was to be a ruse. Odysseus’ idea was to trick the Trojans into believing that the horse was an offering to the goddess Athena. The Greeks claimed that this supposed offering was to appease Athena for their theft of her sacred image from Troy. The Greeks constructed the horse and left it on the Trojan shore. Hidden in the belly of the great wooden beast were the mightiest of the Greek warriors. To complete the ruse, the rest of the Greek armies withdrew to their ships.
4) Dido is known as best as the queen of Carthage who died for love of Aeneas, according to the Aneneid of Virgil. She commited suicide, the trojan prince Aeneas met dido on his way from troy to lavinium. He left her to fulfill his destiny
5) Romulus and Remus were twin brothers. They were abandoned by their parents as babies and put into a basket that was then placed into the River Tiber. The basket ran aground and the twins were discovered by a female wolf. The wolf nursed the babies for a short time before they were found by a shepherd. The shepherd then brought up the twins.
6) The patricians were the noble families of Rome. In 509BC, a group of patricians expelled the Etruscan king and ruled that Rome would be a republic. The patricians elected senators to serve their interests. The senate selected two people to serve as Consuls in place of the Etruscan king. The plebeians were the merchants, farmers, and artisans of Rome. They were allowed to vote, but only Patricians were allowed in the senate.
Eddie Cicalese
ReplyDelete1. Virgil was a classical roman poet,aeneid is a poem written by virgil which tells the legendary story of a trojan who traveled to italy where he became the ancestor of the romans.
2. In the Aeneid, Virgil states:
Roman, remember the attributes worthy of you:
To rule the people under your empire,
To impose and maintain peace,
To spare and aid the meek,
To tame the arrogant.
3. A 10-year siege of Troy by the Trojans, the Greeks built a wooden horse in which Greek soldiers hid. The Greeks gave the horse to the Trojans as a gift for their victory. The Trojans pulled the Horse into their city as a victory trophy. That night the Greek force crept out of the Horse and opened the gates for the rest of the Greek army, who were at the gates under cover of at night. The Greek army entered and destroyed the city, ending the war.
4. Dido, also called Elissa, was princess of Tyre in Phoenicia. Escaping tyranny in her country, she came to Libya where she founded Carthage, a great city which Aeneas and his comrades, who had become refugees after the sack of Troy, visited seven years after the end of the Trojan War.
5. The legend of Romulus and Remus: Romulus slew Remus with a shovel over a dispute about which one of the two brothers had the support of the local deities to rule the new city and give it his name. The name they gave the city was Rome. Supposedly to decide who would rule the city, Romulus had stood on one hill and Remus another, and a circle of birds flew over Romulus, signifying that he should be king.
6. A patrician is a group of elite citizens in Ancient Rome. The plebians were the general body of Ancient Rome, the lower class than the patricians.
7. The Romans founded Roman colonies in strategic areans establishing stable control over regions.
8. Jupiter’s Greek name was Zeuss.
9. Venus was the goddess of beauty and love.
10. Venus’s sons name was Cupid.
11. The biggest threat to the roman republic was the Etruscans.
12. The three wars fought were the Punic Wars.
13. Gaius Julius Caesar was born in Rome on July 13, 100 B.C. His ancestry was of noble origin. The Julian family could trace its origins to the legendary Iulius, son of the Trojan hero Aeneas, father of the Latin dynasty. Like many other young Roman aristocrats of the period, Caesar went to Greece to perfect his skills in oratory and his knowledge of philosophy.
14. Veni, Vedi, Vici means I came, I saw, I conquered.
15. There were many problems that contributed to the decline and fall of rome:inflation in Romes economy, public health and enviromental problems, urban decay.
Marc Belanich
ReplyDelete1. Virgil was a Roman poet. His major work Aeneid is important because it is about the ansestors of Rome.
2. Romans followed some of these rules while some weren’t followed. The Empire did control the people they conqured. They also tamed the arrogant. While conqurring new land they spread there technology and religion to natives. They didn’t always maintain peace becaused they went to war with many regions they conqurred.
3. The trojan horse was used as a trick to get the trojans into Troy. This story was told in the Aeneid.
4. Dido became the queen of Carthage and treated the Trojans with hospitality. When her love Aeneas left for Italy, she commited suicided.
5. A vestil virgin had twins and put them in a basket down the Tibris River. They landed on shore and were then raised by a mother wolf. Romulus eventually killed Remus and crreated Rome.
6. Patritians were the higher class and the plebians were the lower class in ancient Rome.
7. They had a large army and used a phalanx fomation in battle. There new ideas allowed them to hold power.
8. Jupiter’s Greek name is Zeus.
9. Venus is the goddess of love.
10. Cupid and Aeneus were Venus’ sons.
11. The Gauls were a major threat to the Roman Republic.
12. The three major wars were the Punic Wars, Persian War, and Crusades.
13. Aeneas
14. Veni Vidi Vici means I came, I saw, I conquered.
Brianna Drivas
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7) What was the strategy that allowed the Romans to first conquer and, secondly, to maintain their conquered territories? (Name a few ideas: approximately 5 ideas)
* The wedge was commonly used by attacking legionaries, - legionaries formed up in a triangle, the front 'tip' being one man and pointing toward the enemy, - this enabled small groups to be thrust well into the enemy and, when these formations expanded, the enemy troops were pushed into restricted positions, making hand-to-hand fighting difficult. This is where the short legionary gladius was useful, held low and used as a thrusting weapon, while the longer Celtic and Germanic swords became impossible to wield.
* The saw was opposite tactic to the wedge. This was a detached unit, immediately behind the font line, capable of fast sideways movement down the length of the line to block any holes which might appear to develop a thrust where there might be a sign of weakness. In the case of two Roman armies fighting each other in a civil war, one might say that the 'saw' inevitably was the response to a 'wedge' by the other side.
* The skirmishing formation was a widely spaced line up of troops, as opposed to the tighter packed battle ranks so typical of legionary tactics. It allowed for greater mobility and would have found many uses in the tactical handbooks of Roman generals.
* The order to repel cavalry brought about a the following formation. The first rank would form a firm wall with their shields, only their pila protruding, forming a vicious line of glistening spearheads ahead of the wall of shields. A horse, however well trained, could hardly be brought to break through such a barrier. The second rank of the infantry would then use its spears to drive off any attackers whose horses came to a halt. This formation would no doubt prove very effective, particularly against ill-disciplined enemy cavalry.
* The orb is a defensive postition in the shape of a circle taken by a unit in desperate straits. It allows for a reasonably effective defence even if parts of an army have been divided in battle and would have required a very high level discipline by the individual soldiers.
8) What was Jupiter's Greek name?
Zeus.
9) Who was Venus?
Venus was a major Roman goddess principally associated with love, beauty and fertility, who played a key role in many Roman religious festivals and myths.
10) What was Venus's son's name?
Cupid and Aeneas were both her sons.
11) Who was the biggest threat to the Roman Republic?
The biggest threat came in 52 when a coalition of tribes in central Gaul under Vercingetorix rose against the Romans.
12) What were the three wars fought?
1. Punic Wars
2. Persian Wars
3. The Crusades
13) Gaius Julius Caesar was born in Rome on July 13, 100 B.C. His ancestry was of noble origin. The Julian family could trace its origins to the legendary Iulius, son of the Trojan hero Gaius, father of the Latin dynasty. Like many other young Roman aristocrats of the period, Caesar went to Greece to perfect his skills in oratory and his knowledge of philosophy.
14) What does this message translate to in English?
I came. I saw. I conquered.
15) Why did Rome Fall?
There are adherents to single factors, but more people think a combination of such factors as Christianity, decadence, lead, monetary trouble, and military problems caused the Fall of Rome. Imperial incompetence and chance could be added to the list. Even the rise of Islam is proposed as the reason for Rome's fall, by some who think the Fall of Rome happened at Constantinople in A.D. 1453.
Nicole DeVivo
ReplyDelete7) -The tortoise was a essentially defensive formation, The wedge was commonly used by attacking legionaries, - legionaries formed up in a triangle, the front 'tip' being one man and pointing toward the enemy, The saw was opposite tactic to the wedge. This was a detached unit, immediately behind the font line, The skirmishing formation was a widely spaced line up of troops, as opposed to the tighter packed battle ranks so typical of legionary tactics, The order to repel cavalry brought about a the following formation. The first rank would form a firm wall with their shields, only their pila protruding, forming a vicious line of glistening spearheads ahead of the wall of shields.
8) Zeus
9) Venus was a major roman goddess principally associated with love, beauty an fertility, who played a key role in mant roman religious festivals and myths
10) Cupid and aeneas
11) The biggest threat came in 52 when a coalition of tribes in central Gaul under Vercingetorix rose against the Romans.
12) Punic Wars, Persian wars and Crusades
13) Gaius
14) I came I saw I conquired
15) There are adherents to single factors, but more people think a combination of such factors as Christianity, decadence, lead, monetary trouble, and military problems caused the Fall of Rome. Imperial incompetence and chance could be added to the list. Even the rise of Islam is proposed as the reason for Rome's fall, by some who think the Fall of Rome happened at Constantinople in A.D. 1453.
Toniann Zahlmann
ReplyDelete1) Virgil is a classic Roman poet that wrote the Aeneid, and other poems. The Aeneid is important because it tells the story of a Trojan that traveled to Italy and was ancestor of the Romans.
2) In the Roman Empire, Augustus created a National Guard (Prateorian Guard) to help protect civilians and keep wars from starting.
3) The Trojan Horse’s purpose in the Trojan War was to get the Greeks in Troy to end their war.
4) Dido is the first queen and founder of Carthage. In other stories Dido is also known as Elissa
5) Romulus and Remus are the founders of Rome, are twin brothers and were fathered by Mars, the god of war. Romulus was the first king of Rome.
6) The Patricians were people in elite families during the Aincent Roman times. During the Roman Empire, the Plebians was the general body of Rome.
7) The stradegy that the Romans to conquer and keep their territories was to surround the city and build a wall around the city, and they would hurl rocks, ect into the city.
8) Jupiter’s Greek name was Zeus.
9) Venus was a Greek Goddess that was associated with beauty, love and fertility.
10) Venus’ son’s name was Eros.
11) The biggest threat to the Roman Republic was the Etruscans.
12) The three wars fought was the three Punic Wars.
13) Julius Caesar’s fathers name was Gaius Julius Caesar.
14) It means “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Nick Brucaliere 09/21/09
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1. Virgil was a classical roman poet who is famous for three works, the Eclogues, the Georgics and the Aeneid. The Aeneid was an important work because it was created in the last ten years of Virgil’s life. The book proclaimed the imperial mission of the roman empire, but also took pity on the enemies of the romans.
2. The romans seemed to have followed the word of the book the Aeneid. There was a long prosperous period in the roman era during.
3. The Trojan horse was used by the the Greeks to enter the walls of Troy and finally end the Trojan war. The Trojan horse is a legend that is believed to be true. The story is presented in both the Odyssey and the Aeneid, two very famous ancient works. It is said in the story that the Greeks were tired of tedious war and decided to create a giant horse to give to the troys as a gift of peace, but Greek soldiers hid inside of the horse and attacked the city of troy once inside.
4. Dido was the founding queen of the city Carthage. She is best known from the works of Virgil in the book the Aeneid. She is also known as Elissa in other accounts.
5. In the legend of Romulus and Remus, Romulus slayed Remus in a dispute of who should be king of the new city, Rome. A circle of birds flew over Romulus’s head, signifying he should be ruler. While being the ruler of rome, Romulus created the Roman legion and the Roman Senate. He was considered Romes greatest conquerer; he added large amounts of land to the roman empire.
6. Patricians were older individuals that were part of the governing body, the roman senate. The plebians were everyother, average roman.
7. The romans were successful in conquering territory mainly because of their large army and advanced military stradegies such as the phanlanx. Roman’s advances in technology helped them keep their territories.
8. Zeus
9. Venus was the goddess of love
10. Cupid and aneaes was venus’s son.
11. The Gauls
12. The three major wars were the punic wars, persian war, and the crusades
13. Aeneas
14. I came I saw I conquered
Jenna McGee 9/21/09
ReplyDelete1) Virgil was important because he was a famous classical Roman poet who wrote the Aeneid. The Aeneid is important because it tells the victory of the Trojans victory against the Latins.
2) Augustus created a national guard to protect the public.
3) The Trojan War was where a group of the strongest Trojans hid until the Greeks went to sleep, and they let the rest of the Trojans into the city and killed all of the Greeks.
4) Dido, also called Elissa, was princess of Tyre in Phoenicia. Escaping tyranny in her country, she came to Libya where she founded Carthage, a great city which Aeneas and his comrades, who had become refugees after the sack of Troy, visited seven years after the end of the Trojan War. As Queen of Carthage, she received the Trojans exiles with hospitality, and having given Aeneas more love than he could take, felt betrayed when he left for Italy, and committed suicide.
5) Romulus and Remus are the traditional founders of Rome, appearing in Roman mythology as the twin sons of the Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia, fathered by the god of war, Mars. According to the tradition recorded as history by Plutarch and Livy, Romulus served as the first King of Rome. Romulus slew Remus with a shovel over a dispute about which one of the two brothers had the support of the local deities to rule the new city and give it his name. The name they gave the city was Rome. Supposedly, Romulus had stood on one hill and Remus another, and a circle of birds flew over Romulus, signifying that he should be king. After founding Rome, Romulus not only created the Roman Legions and the Roman Senate, but also added citizens to his new city by abducting the women of the neighboring Sabine tribes, which resulted in the mixture of the Sabines and Romans into one people. Romulus would become ancient Rome's greatest conqueror, adding large amounts of territory and people to the dominion of Rome. After his death, Romulus was deified as the god Quirinus, the divine persona of the Roman people. He now is regarded as a mythological figure, and it is supposed that his name is a back-formation from the name Rome. Some scholars, notably Andrea Carandini believe in the historicity of Romulus, in part because of the 1988 discovery of the Murus Romuli on the north slope of the Palatine Hill in Rome.
6) The Patricians were the elite citizens during Ancient Rome, and the plebeians, also known as plebs, was the general public distinct from the slaves.
7) One strategy was to build a wall around the city to keep enemies from escaping. They built and used catapults, ballistas, onagers, and trebuchets to hurl rocks, spears, and other things at the enemy from safe distances. Spears were launched from the catapults to take out the defenders on the wall. The heavier pieces often shot boulders, damaging walls, destroying buildings, and causing chaos. Other projectiles included rotting carcasses, which could start plagues, especially if they hit the water supply, and skulls, to demoralize the enemy.
8) Jupitor’s Greek name was Zeus.
9) Venus was a major Roman goddess principally associated with love, beauty and fertility, who played a key role in many Roman religious festivals and myths.
10) Eros was Venus’ son.
11) The Roman republic’s biggest threat were the Etruscans.
12) The three wars fought were the three Punic Wars.
13) Julius Caesar’s father’s name was Gaius Julius Caesar.
14) It means “I came, I saw, I conquered.”
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