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I. The Beginning of Rome
BBC Roman City Visit this site to learn about the beginning of Rome.
Rome is the capital city of Italy.
There is a legend that people believe about how Rome was founded.
A. Read the legend of when Rome began at
B. Write a story map about the legend.
C. Writer's point of view. Do you believe this legend? Why or why not?
II. Government
The founding of Rome goes back to the very early days of civilization. It is so old, it is today known as "The Eternal City." Early Rome was governed by kings, but later, the Romans took power over their own city and ruled themselves. Visit the following sites to find out more of the Roman ways of governing.
Roman Empire Hadrian's Rome BBC Timeline BBC Roman Government On Campus Government In Rome
In this section of the lesson as you visit the sites above, you will get information to complete the following tasks.
A. You will find the meaning to these vocabulary words.
Tyrant:
King:
Emperor:
Consul:
Republic:
Empire:
B. You will answer the following questions as you read about the government of Rome.
1. What does the word "Republic" mean in Latin?
2. What was an emperors job?
3. What were the three branches of roman government?
4. Why did they create these branches?
5. Who was aloud to vote?
6. What were the different classes of people and who were they?
7. What caused the Roman Empire to come to an end?
8. Who were the leaders of the Executive Brach called and what was their
job?
9. Who were the most powerful group in the Legislative Brach?
10. What was the job of the Judicial Branch?
C. You will create a timeline on these famous rulers of Rome.
Marius Julius Caesar Caesar Augustus
Titus Nero Trajan
Constantine the Great Justinian Hadrian
On the Timeline you will write:
1. Name of ruler
2. Date they ruled
3. State what they are famous for.
III. THE TWELVE LAWS
The Roman law was instituted to implement justice. They created basic laws to govern all. They wrote them down in twelve plates made of bronze which became know as the Twelve Tables. These were the first example of written law.
You will research Twelve Tables or Justinian Code to complete the following:
1. Copy all twelve laws, then
2. Cut twelve pieces of 6" X 4" of brown construction paper.
3. Glue each individual law onto a piece of brown construction paper.
4. Make a cover page labeling it "The Twelve Tables" Justinian Code and bind them together like a book.
5. Search the net for the Amendments of the United States.
go to www.google.com or www.infoseek.com type United States Amendments in the search. Click on the sites found until you find a page you can copy to compare with the 12 tables of Rome.
6. Write a paragraph to compare The Twelve Tables to the Amendments of the United States. Include in your paragraph how the Roman law may have influenced our laws today.