21H.132 THE ANCIENT WORLD: ROME

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Will Broadhead

Grace Kim Image courtesy of lep.mate. This image is in the public domain. Stephen Brophy Source: Wikimedia Commons. 1 753 BC (April 21) - Foundation of Rome REGAL PERIOD

509 BC – Birth of Republic

REPUBLIC

27 BC - Augustus

EMPIRE

AD 476 – Deposition of Romulus Augustulus 2 © 2003 Ancient World Mapping Center. Released under CC BY -NC 3.0. 3 753 BC (April 21) - Foundation of Rome REGAL PERIOD

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4 Rome’s Early Kings

• 753-716 Romulus • 716-673 Numa Pompilius • 673-641 Tullus Hostilius • 641-617 Ancus Marcius • 617-578 Tarquinius Priscus • 578-535 Servius Tullius • 535-510 Tarquinius Superbus

5 753 BC (April 21) - Foundation of Rome REGAL PERIOD

509 BC – Birth of Republic

REPUBLIC

Image courtesy of Frank M. Rafik on flickr. License CC BY --NC SA. ‘Brutus’ 6 753 BC (April 21) - Foundation of Rome REGAL PERIOD

509 BC – Birth of Republic

REPUBLIC

27 BC - Augustus

EMPIRE

7 509 BC - Foundation of the Republic

EARLY REPUBLIC

264 BC – Start of First Punic War

MIDDLE REPUBLIC

133 BC – Tribunate of Tiberius Gracchus

LATE REPUBLIC

27 BC - Augustus 8 753 BC (April 21) - Foundation of Rome REGAL PERIOD

509 BC – Birth of Republic

REPUBLIC

27 BC - Augustus

EMPIRE

This image is in the public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Augustus of Prima Porta 9 753 BC (April 21) - Foundation of Rome REGAL PERIOD

509 BC – Birth of Republic

REPUBLIC

27 BC - Augustus

EMPIRE

AD 284 – Reforms of Diocletian

LATE EMPIRE

10 Image courtesy of G. dallorto. Image by O.Mustafin. This image is in the public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Portrait bust of Diocletian The Tetrarchs in Porphyry

Istanbul Arch. Mus. Piazza San Marco, Venice 11 © 2003 Ancient World Mapping Center. Released under CC BY -NC 3.0. 12 753 BC (April 21) - Foundation of Rome REGAL PERIOD

509 BC – Birth of Republic

REPUBLIC

27 BC - Augustus

EMPIRE

AD 284 – Reforms of Diocletian

LATE EMPIRE AD 476 – Deposition of Romulus Augustulus 13 MIT OpenCourseWare https://ocw.mit.edu

21H.132 The Ancient World: Rome Spring 2017

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