Roman Life
Hannibal crossing the alps-
One of the greatest military achievements 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 against the Romans if he came down with all of his war elephants
The wars were fought over pure hatred by one side against the other
Bad thing because he lost most of his army when he could have used the elephants for something else
Roman Trade-
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 simple cause only 1 currency
used the Tiber River, Mediterranean Sea, and 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 empire's location around the Mediterranean Sea helped make all this commercial activity possible
I would want to live by the sea, because if you get enough money, you can buy better defenses
Roman Ag-
Used crop rotation
sometimes had to import food because of mountains
after conquering Egypt, able to import lots of wheat
most crops raised on large estates called "latifundias"
cicero considered farming the best of all Roman occupations
majority of work done on the farm was by slaves and servants
the main crop was wheat and bread was present during almost every meal
Farms created main source of income for Romans
certain types of food were given out to the public for free (corn, wheat)
Since Roman empire stretched through a lot of land, there were different climates to allow a mixture of crops produced
Romans had 4 systems of farm management
work done by owner and family, tenant farming and share cropping forced.
Smaller would get more value and money. if you pay the "smaller" people, they will buy more, therefor increasing the economy.
Slavery-
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 of the debt
Some slaves were forced to become gladiators
Saturnalia- a Christmas for the slaves in which the slaves and masters switched places
Slavery jobs-
Manual labor
domestic services
could be highly educated and skilled, worked as teachers and physicians
slaves tasks included working on farms-producing the food and materials the cities depended 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 slave. i wouldn't want to be responsible for any money, plus slaves get treated pretty good
Gladiator- The gladiator games were games fought between an armed man and criminal, wild animal, or another soldier. they were fought in the Colosseum in front of large audiences. Many of the people who fought the criminals and wild animals risked their social standing and their lives for the glory. They had costumes and scenery which had to be put up as well
Gladiator Games-
Thumbs up means save the gladiator that's 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 Bestiarii- 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
Fight for the chance. If i had a chance, i would take it. I want to go out with a hooray.
Emperors
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 mere suspicion
Caligula- great nephew of Tiberius- 3 years and 10 months- assassinated in Conspiracy incolving senators and Praetorian guards
He was insane and once threatened to have his horse made consul, and at another time raised a great army and marched it hundreds of mile and then commanded the soldiers to gather the shells on the beach and carry them back to Rome
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 man who allowed the cruelest acts to be committed in his name, and then forgot then
Nero-13 years 8 months- stepson 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 to rebuild it better than before
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