Hannibal crossing the alps
one of the greatest military achivements of ancient warfare
happened during the 2nd punic war
took 16 days to cross
many of their elephants did not survive the journey
why did he cross the alps? he thought that it would give him a better chance against the romansif he came down with all of his elephants. the wars were fought over pure hatred by one side against the other.
bad decision cause they lost almost all of the elephants
and lost half of his soldiers
roman trade
very vital to the roman empire
most common trade items- beef corn glassware iron lead leather marble olive oil perfumes purple dye silk silver spices timber tin and wine
main trading partners- spain france the middle east and north africa
made trade very simple by only using one form of currency
Roman trade
they used the tiber river mediterranean sea and the black sea for a trading route
two way trade routes extended to other commercial centers in lands as far away as egypt germany and china
the empires location around the mediterranean sea helped make all this commercial activity possible
sea cause you could build up a major navy
you could also trade and get rich easier
roman ag
used crop rotation
sometimes had to import food because of mountains
after conquering egypt able to import lots of wheat
most of crops raised on large estates called latifundias
cicero considered farming the best of all roman occupations
the main crop was wheat and bread was present during almost every meal
majority of work done on the farm was by slaves and servants.
farms created main source of income for romans
certain types of food were given out to the public for free
since roman empire stretched through a lot of land there were different climates to allow a mixture of crops produced
small farms because it gives more people jobs
gets the economy growing faster
slavery general info
ancient rome depended on slaves
most slaves were foreigners and unlike most places it did not depend on race
not uncommon for desperate romans to sell their children into slavery
when freed they could work the same jobs as the plebeians
debt slavery was common where a person could work off a debt by becoming a slave for a certain period of time depending on the debt
some slaves were forced to become gladiators
Saturnalia- a Christmas for the slaves in which the slaves and masters switched places
during this celevration the master preformed all the task a slave would
it was a way that masters would show appreciation and respect for slaves
slavery
manual labor
domestic services
could be highly educated and skilled worked as teachers and physicians
slaves task include working on farms produced the food and materials the cities dpended on
businesses managed shops for store owners in charge of shop keeping lending of money and selling of merchandise
public buildings worked on aqueduct systems built roads and bridges and arenas
i would be a poor farmer because i would have a chance to make a living
i would have to be bossed around and not get paid
gladiator
the gladiaror games were games fought between an armed man and a criminal wild animal or another soldier. they were fought in the coliseum in front of large audiences. many of the people who fought the criminals and wild animals risked their social standing and their loves for glory. they had costumes and scenery which had to be put up as well.
thumbs up means save the gladiator thats down and thumbs down means let him die. order of events at the gladiator games:
animal hunts- they had a scene and the emperor would use a bow from his box seat and shoot them.
the Bestiatii- these were gladiators trained to fight tigers and lions
criminals were sentenced to fight wild beasts at the games but without any skills, weapons or armor.
i would fight in the coliseum and try to survive as long as i can.
emperors
Tiiberius- adopted son of augustus- 22 years and 6 months possibly assassinated by Caligula. He was a cruel tyrant who put men to death upon mere suspicion.
Caligula- great nephew of Tiberius - 3 years and 10 months- assassinated in conspiracy involving senators and praetorian guards.
Claudius I - nephew of tiberius and uncle of Caligula - 13 years and 9 months - probably poisoned by his wife Agrippina
he was a weak and foolish emperor who allowed the cruelest acts to be committed in his name and then forgot them.
Nero - 13 years and 8 months stepson and adopted son of Claudius
He was a monster of vanity and cruelty he was suspected of setting fire to the city and allowing more than two thirds of it to burn up in order that he miht rebuild it finer than it had been before
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