Origins of Rome

Sicily

Carthage

Phoenicia

Rome

Roman gains Sicily as its first province

Hannibal leads an invasion of Italy

Roman armies take control of all of Spain

Roman capture and defeat of Carthage

They allowed Spain and Gaul to gain their independence.

They forced Carthage to become an ally of Rome.

They made Rome the dominant power in the Mediterranean.

They brought lasting peace to the Mediterranean world.

it brought in great wealth from conquered territories

it allowed many Romans to buy large farming estates

it provided slave labor for the large farming estates

it caused the Roman economy to decline due to the high cost of war

direct democracy

representative democracy

dictatorship

monarchy

Congress Veto

The Supreme Court

The Twelve Tables

Presidential Veto

The Congress

The Supreme Court

The Twelve Tables

The President

The Congress

The Consul

The Supreme Court

The Twelve Tables

The Congress

The Supreme Court

Presidential Veto

The Twelve Tables

When Gaius Marius began his rule as Consul

When Augustus, formally known as Octavian became Emperor of Rome

When Sulla marched on Rome and declared himself dictator

When Tiberius beliefs threatened the Senate and gained support of Rome's underclass

He restructured the city's politics and strengthened the Senate's power.

He angered the Senate by convincing men to serve in wars by promising them land and citizenship.

He replaced the elected consuls and Senate with an empire inherited by members of the ruler's family.

He angered the Senate by proposing that Rome divide public lands among the returning military and their families.