hannibal had elephants and crossed the alps.
it was a good idea because he wanted to win. The elephants were big and tough like tanks.
beef, corn, glassware, iron, lead, leather, marble, olive oil, perfumes purple dye, silk silver,
spain, france, the mid-east, north africa
they used the tiber river, mediterranean sea,
location is very important for trade because it is easier to trade with people when they're closer to you.
slaves do a lot of the work, latifundias
certain types of food were given out to the public for free (corn, wheat). since roman empire stretched through a lot of land, there was different climates to allow a mixture of crops.
the larger land allows for making more crops
desperate romans often sold their children into slavery,
saturnalia was like christmas for the servants
slavery- manual labor, domestic services, could be highly educated and skilled, worked as teachers and physicians, slaves tasks include working on farms-produced the food and materials the cities depended on
i would rather be a slave during this time because they didn't get treated that poorly
gladiator games were games fought between an armed man and a criminal, wild animal, or another soldier. the purpose of these games were for entertainment.
i would rather be put to death instead of fighting an animal because it would be a quick death.
Tiberius- adopted son of augustus- 22 years and 6 months- possibly assassinated by Caligula. He was a cruel tyrant who put men to death upon 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
Nero- 13 years and 8 months- stepson and adopted son of Claudius
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