Caligula

Caligula was just two when his father and his two older brothers died. His father was believed to have been poisoned by order of the Roman emperor. His brothers had more torturous deaths. The oldest boy starved and forced to eat his pillow. The other committed suicide and was then dragged through the streets of Rome. Twenty three years later, when Caligula was 25 he assumed the position as the Roman Emperor. Two years into his reign, he took an army and invaded England. The odd thing was that while on the beach he had the men collect seashells. Also during a important religious ceremony he was to kill an animal but instead turned and killed the priest. The man died instantly. Some people believe these are signs of Bi-Polar disorder.   

Roman ?Leaders?

Augustus who's real name is Octavius was emperor of Rome after Caesar was stabbed to death. He ended a century of civil war. Then came the feared Octavius who was stepson of Augustus. Although he acted like he didn't want to become emperor, inside he was wanting the power that was being bestowed before him. Augustus had another member of his family named Germanicus who was part of the military. He had a son and everyone in that legion called him "Caligula" which is Latin for boot and everyone loved him. But when the army started to retaliate against Tiberius, Germanicus's son and wife were told to leave. When the men saw this they stopped fighting and this allowed them to come back.          

Reviewwwwww

The class today was centered around us reviewing and checking our Greek and Roman test.

Friday

Today we took a test on Ancient Rome when Mr. Schick wasn't there.

POWER POINT!!!

The first latifundia were added from the spoils of war, Confiscated from farmers returning from the war beginning in the early 2nd century BC. The latifundia were the Roman estates. Only slaves worked the land, not the sturdy Roman farmers who had been in the Republic's army. They produced oil and wine for exportation. 

Tiberius and Gaius

Roman plebian nobles

Served as tribunes (elected officials in the Roman republic) in the 2nd century

Attempted to pass a land reform that would redistribute huge pieces of patrician land among the plebeians

Considered the founding fathers of socialism and populism

Both were assassinated for their attempts 

Roman Rap

CLEOPATRA - QUEEN OF EGYPT

MARC ANTHONY - MAJOR ROMAN GENERAL

JULIUS CAESER - ROMAN GENERAL AND STATESMEN

POMPEY - MILITARY AND POLITICAL LEADER

ROME - CAPITAL OF ROMAN REPUBLIC

LATIFUNDIA - LANDED ESTATES 

CALVARY - HORSE MOUNTED SOLDIERS 

CARTHAGE - THE PLACE THAT ROME FOUGHT IN THE PUNIC WARS

ETRUSCANS - ROMAN HEARTLAND ALSO KNOWN AS TUSCANY 

GRACCHUS - TWO ROMAN NOBLE BROTHERS INVOLVED IN POLITICS 

Roman Government

Today we spent class with Mr. Schick scaring us with tornado stories, had the lights flicker, and loud thunder. The main part of class though was talking about the Roman government and how it is similar and different to ours  in America.