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=== **Ancient Rome is famous for many things, lots of amazing history is found in rome! In 536 B.C. Cyrus the Great conquered most of West Asia to form the Perisan Empire - the first big empire in the world. By the mid 400s, the Romans (like the Athenians and the Carthaginians) were already following the Persians' lead and beginning to take over their neighbors.** ===

===** Roman gods and goddesses were prayed to by the people. The Roman calendar was full of celebrations to honor the gods. Every roman home had a alter for their household gods. Some roman priests looked for messages from the gods. To the Roman peasant the world around simply abound with gods, spirits and omens. A multitude of festivals were held to appease the gods.(textbook) **===



=== **Augustus’s government functioned well for 200 years, but who would rule when the emperor died? Romans didn’t want power to pass from father to son. Rome had a tripartite (a three-part government) had a senate.Senate composed of 600 magistrates and ex-magistrates (minimum qualification was election as quaestor) who served for life unless expelled by the censors.(textbook)** ===



=== **Rome began as a small city/state in Italy but ended up ruling the entire Mediterranean World. Rome is in the center of Italy.** ** Romes conquest of the italian peninsula brought it into contact with a new rival **** carthage ****. ** ** Ancient Rome was the largest city in the then known world. It is thought that Rome’s population was over 1 million people when the city was at the height of its power. Many buildings in Rome were built around the forum. But Rome grew more and more and the forum became more and more crowded. So they built a second city centre and it was to be so it wasnt so crowded in the forum anymore. **===



=== **Roman art was influenced by many things. They were influenced by some countries that they ruled over, like Greece, Egypt, and Africa. Romans believed in god and goddesses as their religion. They were also influenced by their emperors. Romans sculpted their masters and leaders.** === === **Statues were life-like and of gods, goddesses, emperors, and important people. Many statues are just the head and shoulders of an emperor. They were called portraits. Other art forms were paintings, poetry, tombstones, domes, and vaults.** ===





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===﻿ ** The job specialization for Rome was farming, trade, and vast grape and olive estates, after the annexation of Egypt, Sicily, and Tunisia Rome had its supply of grain. Industrial and manufacturing activities were smaller; the largest of those was mining for stones and minerals. Foreign wars made slaves cheaper and they became a big part of Rome. Military was a huge part in Rome, the legions of Rome were the most power around there time.( Textbook) ** ===



=== **From England to Spain to North Africa to the Middle East you can see the Roman buildings that combine Greek and Roman elements and ideas. The perfected there engineering skills as they built roads, bridges, and harbors through out the empire. the romans inproved on devices such as the arch and dome, which roof large spaces. Romans learned to use aren and building and adapted etruscan enginering to drain the marshy lands along the timber.** ===

=== **Well thank you for reading this page, We hope you have learned some things about Ancient Rome that you didnt know before reading this website! Now that you have read all about Ancient Rome you will hopefully want to keep reading more about Rome and its amazing history because its a really cool place to learn about!!!!!!!** ===



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