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The Death of Julius Ceasar by K. Baker

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=**Chariot Racing **= By: Jordan Perkins Chariot racing is the oldest, and was the most popular sport in ancient Rome. It dates back to the Sixth Century B.C.E. It started with the Etruscans, who were an advanced civilization for their time. They dominated Rome. Chariot racing was popular among slaves and emperors alike. Charioteers started out as slaves who eventually could buy themselves freedom. Originally chariot racing was held only during festivals, but later it was held other times as well. The races were held in a Circus, an oval shaped track. Circus Maximus is the oldest and largest of them all. The chariots themselves were made of wood, and were designed to be light-weight and small. Chariot racing had religious ties to it, too. The deities for chariot racing were Sol(sun), Luna(moon), and the God Consus, an agricultural deity who presided over granaries.

The Invasion of Britain By Devin Drennen On August 23rd, 55 B.C.E, sometime near midnight, Julius Caesar lead an invasion force of roughly 10,000 men across the English channel into Britain. The inhabitants, already warned by merchants, had expected this, and prepared men on the spot likely to be Caesar's landing point. The landing spot, which has never been found, is suspected to be near [|Walmer], England. The water was not "Ship Friendly", so the Romans had to diembark in deeper water while the English fired on them from the shallower waters. The Romans eventually pushed the English back, but, they lacked Cavalry, which had yet to land. After a short while there, the Romans disembarked and went home. In 54 B.C.E, Caesar lead a second invasion into Britain, this time with roughly 25,000 men and 2,000 horses. After and long and bloody fight inland, the Romans gave up around September 23rd, and went back to Roman soil with hostages but nothing of direct monetary value.

The Assassination of Julius Caesar By P. Zacharias In 49 B.C. Julius Caesar led an army into northern Italy. In just 3 months Caesar controlled all of Italy. Caesar still continued to hold power and in 44 B.C. he declared himself "Dictator for Life". Julius Caesar was so powerful it turned some of the members in the senate against him. 60 members of the senate thought that the only way to solve the problem was the kill him. The members that wanted to kill Caesar never met openly always and someones house. There was a lot of thought put into the assassination plot. Word got out about this plan and Caesars friends urged him not to go to the senate house, where he would be killed. Caesar went to the senate house as all conspirators stood around him with daggers hidden in their togas. Everyone took at there daggers and rushed at him. After numerous stabbings Caesar's good friend Brutus came up and stabbed him in the side. Caesar was stabbed 35 time when he died.

**__OCTAVIUS__ ** By Sierra Weaver Octavius also know as Gaius Octavius, was born into an equestrian family in Rome on September 23, 63 BC. His father was the first in the family to become a senator but died when Octavius was only 4. His mother though, was related to one of the most famous Romans known to man. She was the daughter of Julius Caesar’s sister. He was said to be cruel when he was younger but soon became nicer when he grew up. He was tolerant of criticism, had a good sense of humor, and loved to gamble. He was unfaithful to his wife but was deeply devoted to her. He was very strict even against his family. When he was 15 or 16 he was appointed priest and exiled his daughter and grand-daughter. He served under Julius Caesar in the Spanish expedition and was supposed to take a senior position in the military while only being 18. He never got to fulfill his duties due to the untimely assassination of Julius Caesars. He also learned that he had been mentioned in Julius Caesar’s will. He gained new power and insisted on being called Caesar instead of Octavius. He had many conquests and was even a character in the hit movie” Night at the Museum”. Octavius was a great man that will never be forgotten.

 Constantine By: Ted Groth

- Constantine first Christian Caesar of Rome - Extended the rights of many Christians in the Roman empire - Eventually he made the national religion Christianity.] - Said to be converted to Christianity by seeing a white cross and a voice that said, “By this thou shalt conquer” - Had power struggles with other want-to-be Caesars, so he had to fight them away from his spot. - Was a huge change for Rome because they hated Christians in the beginning, feeding them to lions and such, but now their ruler was a Christian, and Romans were forced to embrace Christianity. -Was also a good battler against the Gauls in Brittania and other European sectors. But as Devin said, they also did fail miserably.

By Gavin Johnson ** Brutus was born in 85 B.C. In 58 B.C. Brutus became assistant to the governor Cyprus Cato this started his career in politics. When the Civil War of Rome happened Brutus followed Pompey instead of Ceaser. Though after the battle of Pharsalus Brutus wrote an apologie letter to Ceaser and said he was a strong supporter of him and so Ceaser forgave him. Ceaser let Brutus into his inner circle and appointed him to governor of Gaul and he also let him serve as the urban praetor for a year. During his term as praetor some senators grew worried of Ceaser's growing of power and plotted against him they asked Brutus to join them and he excepted. On March 15 (Ides of March) the senators including Brutus assinated Julius Ceaser. After the assination Brutus left Rome and moved to Crete. In 43 B.C. Octavian came to power and declared all the assasins murderers and enemey of Rome. While Octavian was busy fighting Antionus Brutus gathered an army and march to Rome. When Octavian learned of Brutus' march him and Antionus made peace and faught Brutus' army in the battle of Phillipi. Brutus lost the battle an fled into the hills and commited suicide. Brutus' last words were "By all means must we fly; not with our feet, however, but with our hands." he also put a curse on Antionus "Forget not, Zeus, the author of these crimes.//"//
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Augustus By Alex Mahajan

Throughout his life, Augustus always lived a determined lifestyle like his father. He was extremely proud of his many accomplishments, in which he himself wrote about. He brought the extended time of peace, known as the “Pax Romana”, throughout a great number of nations. Augustus reigned over the Roman Empire, which is one of the strongest nations at that time. August followed his father, Julius Caesar, in his place at the head of the government. Augustus’ impact on the ancient world was enormous. He conquered the tyranny that opposed the Roman Republic and killed his father on his own initiative and expenses. We can learn a lot from reading the many excerpts of the life of Augustus and the Roman Empire. They may seem to be too extravagant and overly elaborated at times. Nevertheless, Augustus life was one that will be remembered by history.

Roman Civil War By Rodrigo Cohen

In ancient Rome there were three very powerful people that were controlled by the senate. These three people were Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey. The senate was afraid that Julius would become to powerful and decid to take over Rome, so what they did was send Julius out to fight wars and be outside of the city. Julius became very powerful and popular so he decided that Pompey, Crassus, and himself should take over Rome. The senate heard about his plans and decided to give a lot more power to Pompey and decrease Julius's power if Pompey would agree to fight for them. Pompey agreed and when Julius heard this he rode out with his army to Rome to fight Pompey. Julius took over Rome and Pompey fled to Egypt where he was killed. Julius Caesar also did not live long because he was later assasinated, so his 18 year old nephew Octavius took over. The last battle of the Roman Civil War was fought between Octavius and Cleopatra. Octavius won and the war ended. The war lasted from January 44 BC to September 30 BC.

The Love Story of Mark Anthony and Cleopatra by Kayla Perez

Julius Caesar had a mistress. Her name was Cleopatra. She was very loyal to him... until he was assasinated. After his death Cleopatra met Mark Anthony. He was a very famous Roman general. Their relationship started with onbe visiting the other from Rome to Egypt, but eventually Anthony and Cleopatra moved in together. They claimed themselves King of kings and Quenn of kings. The relationship between the two began to get on Octavian's nerves because he had suspicions that Cleopatra just wanted more power. Despite the threats given to the couple, they got married in 36 BCE in Syria. Octavian could no longer handle this relationship, Octavian declared war on Anthony hoping to end this relationship. The couple escaped to Egypt to escape the capture since they had lost the war. Unfortunately Octavian was waiting for them at Cleopatra's castle. Mark Anthony was killed and Cleopatra was kept prisoner in her castle. Anthony's death devastated Cleopatra so she arranged her servants to smuggle a snake into her quarters. This snake killed Cleopatra. The true story was written into a play by William Shakespeare who wrote a similar play himself called Romeo and Juliet.

Mark Antony-
by Carly Garvin He was a roman politician and general.He was a loyal friend to Julius Caesar. After Caesar’s Assassination, Antony made a political alliance with Octavian. In 33 BC they had a disagreement and it turned into a war. Then Anotny married Cleopatra. While they were fighting in the war Antony had heard Cleopatra had died. He decided to commit suicide by stabbing himself with is sword. Before he died he found out that she hadn’t died and that she was just in hiding. So his friends brought him to Cleopatra and he died in her arms. Octavian had defeated Antony. Then Cleopatra realized that she would be under Octavian’s rule and committed suicide too by getting herself bitten by a poisonous snake. Their sons were killed by Octavian but their daughters were spared.

Emperor Nero by Shouk Mansour Nero was born on the 15th of December, 37 AD, and was named Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus. Nero was the fifth and last Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. His mother, Agrippina, married her uncle, Emperor Claidius. She then asked Claudius to adopt Nero and soon after Claudius died, Nero took the throne and became the new ruler of Rome on the 13th of October, 54 AD at the age of 17. During his ruling Nero focused on diplomacy, trade, and increasing the cultural capital of the empire. Most people however, associate him with tyranny and extravagance. He was also know for having good looks in which he is described in the book “The Lives of the Twelve Caesars,” by the Roman historian Suetonius. He is described as having an average height, light blonde hair, blue eyes, and a thick neck. In addition to having good looks, Nero also liked women with good looks. He was married 4 times and had 6 children. Nero is considered to be one if the worst Emperors of Rome because he would use natural disasters as a way to gain more power. For example, during the tragic fire that happened in Rome, Nero left Rome burning and played the fiddle watching as the beautiful city burned to the ground. Then after the fire had burned a great portion of Rome, Nero saw it as good thing and decided to use the extra land to build a larger kingdom for himself to live in. He later died at the age of 31 by committing suicide.

Maecenas by Kelly Rosen Maecenas was alive from 13 April 70 BC to October 8 BC. He was a confidant and political advisor to Octavion, he was also an important patron for the new generation of Augustan poets. During his lifetime, Maecenas was employed by Octavion as his personal representative for various political missions. Maecenas helped him greatly in his dealings with rivals and political opponents. Maecenas actively discouraged him from carrying out purges or mass executions of his political enemies. Maecenas had many contributions to the new political order in Rome, and due to those contributions Maecenas is still best known for being a patron of the arts. Then later in his life he retired and devoted all his time to his famous literary circle, which included Horace, Vergil, and Propertius. Although his friendship with Octavion slowed down in later years, he passed on all his property to the emperor. Now Maecenas can be thought of as the force behind the development of Latin culture. His name is the symbol of the wealthy, generous patron of the arts.

Mikalea Gebhard
The Great Fire of Rome started July 18, 64 AD. The fire spread quickly since most Romans lived in wood homes without masonry. The fire was contained after 5 days before regaining strength. Historian, Suetonius claims the fire burned for 6 days and 7 nights total. The fire destroyed 3 out of 14 districts and severely damaged seven, leaving only 4 undamaged. Nero's palace was also destrroyed, along with the Temple of Jupitor stator and the hearth in the Temple of Vesta. Cassisus Dio said that Nero sang songs in stage costume as the city burned. Popular legend remembers Nero playing the fiddle while the city burned. It is uncertain who or what caused the fire. To diffuse balme, Nero targetted the Christians. They confessed to the crime, it is unkown whether these were false confessions.

Gaius Julius Caesar Connor Zimmerman

Julius Caesar was born into a patrician family on July 13th, 100 B.C.E. in Rome, Italy. Their family on the side of the father Gaius Julius Caesar was not an influential family, for they had only produced three consuls by the time Julius was born. Julius’ mother, Aurelia Cotta, had a family where several of their members were consuls. Not much was said about the childhood of Julius, but civil war and battle were the main events of that time period. At the age of 15, Julius lost his father. He then became the man of the house, in charge of feeding his mother, Aurelia, and his two sisters both named Julia. A year later, he was to be elected the high priest of Jupiter. In order to get this job, however, Julius had to break off his engagement with a rich plebian girl he had known since childhood and marry the patrician girl Cornelia. Soon after, in order to get away from a hateful dictator, Julius joined the army and served in a part of Asia. In 78 B.C.E. after the dictator had died, Julius thought it was safe enough to return home to Rome. He became engrossed in legal advocacy. But in order to get better at this, Julius had to study rhetoric (or the art of skillful speaking). In order to do this, Julius had to travel to Rhoades in order to study this. In the year of 75BCE, on his way over, however, pirates captured Julius. The pirates asked for twenty talents (or one month’s pay) of silver in exchange for Julius. Julius, still thinking about his stance in society, convinced the pirates to ask for fifty talents of silver, in order to make himself look more important. After being set free, Julius raised a fleet and captured the pirates, sending them to Asia. The government did not want to execute the soldiers at the time, but wanted to use them as slaves. So, Julius took them back to Rome and crucified them. After this, Julius was called back into a military career. Upon returning to Rome, Julius came upon a statue of Alexander the Great and realized that at the same age as he was, Alexander had had the world at his feet. Julius immediately went to change this fact and went and married Pompeia, the daughter of the leader Sulla. Julius was soon riding the path to power. In later years, Julius was elected high priest in a high-stakes election, stating to his mother “I will come back as Pontifex Maximus or not at all.” Well, he did come back as Pontifex Maximus and ruled well. As he spent time as praetor, Julius divorced Pompeia. After praetorship, Julius ruled parts of Spain for a while, conquering a few regions in it. Julius later chose to be a consul rather than triumph in Hispania. Ordered public lands be given back to the poor Was appointed in Gaul in 58 BCE and was considered one of the most successful and long-lasting conquests since Alexander the Great. He conquered Southern France and parts of Spain. The Senate ordered Julius home after the conquest of Gaul because his preconsulship had ended. Julius did not want to go back to Rome for worry of being persecuted and being politically marginalized. Julius was then accused by a man by the name of Pompey of treason and insubordination. Of course, Julius did not give up, so he and his army went to the borders of Rome. He and his army then crossed the Rubicon, or the front borders of Rome, and then said the famous words “Alea iacta est” meaning “the die is cast” stating that it was a gamble from here on out. Julius then traveled to Hispania to challenge Pompey’s lieutenants and then traveled to Greece to challenge Pompey himself. Julius barely avoided a catastrophic defeat with nearly half as many men as Pompey. Julius was then appointed supreme dictator of Rome. He would continue to pursue Pompey until he was murdered in Alexandria (or Egypt). Thus began the affair with Cleopatra. Julius would never marry Cleopatra, for she was not a citizen of Rome, but they had numerous affairs and even conceived a child named Ptolemy XV Caesar. Caesar then conquered the Middle East, where he conceived the words “Veni Vidi Vici”: I came, I saw, I conquered. He then continued to Africa to pursue his last enemies. Julius then sought out and killed his enemies in Munda in March of 45 BCE. The entire time Julius was dictator, Julius was also a consul in the Senate. The Senate then decided to elect him Consul for Life and allowed him to be in control of all legal offices. Julius also had diplomatic immunity, so he could not be prosecuted for any deeds he had committed. Julius had also set an example for the modern-day calendar. Julius established a 365-day year with a leap year every four years. As a result of this, the year 46 B.C.E. had to be 445 days long in order to set the calendar into order. Without Caesar, there would be no year. As Julius began gaining popularity, he began to gain the title “king” by the people. However, Julius did not want this, and whenever somebody called him king, he would respond, “I am the Republic!” The Senators, however, were deeply insulted. As a result, they plotted to kill Julius, for he had too much power. The Liberators (as they called themselves), including Brutus, one of Julius’ trusted, plotted to kill Julius by giving him a fake petition telling him to give power back to the Senate. When Julius was given the petition to read, a Senator by the name of Casca tried to slash at Julius’ neck. Julius then grabbed Casca and Casca, frightened, yelled “Help, Brothers!” The entire group of men began to attack Julius. Julius then tried to run, but tripped and fell. About sixty men then murdered Julius as he lay there defenseless. Julius Caesar died on March 13th, 44 B.C.E.

EMILY WORKER POMPEII

On August 79 AD mount Vesuvius began to errupt. At first volcanic ash and cinders fall over the city of Pompeii, sufficating all living things. Then hot cinders and rocks fall, covering 8 to 10 feet of debris. A young soldier named Pliny witnessed these events and wrote them in a letter to his friend. It tells of his heroic uncle trying to save his wife, whom is trapped at the bottom of the volcano. His uncle dies in the attempt to save his wife. The sufficating ash chokes him to death ans washes him up on the shore. Reports say that he looked as if he was only sleeping. There were no cuts or brusies on his body. Just quietly sufficated like many others. This volcano caused mass chaos. In his letter, Pliny also speaks of the shrieks and screams of mothers and children trying to find there family members. This was a tragity we will ever forget.

=Gladiators= by Taylor LaSon When most people today think of Roman gladiator fights, they picture men pitted against each other in a fight to the death, or at battle with ferocious animals. What most do not know, however, is that this sport is assumed to have evolved from a funeral ritual preformed for the dead. When gladiator matches began as funeral services, they were quite small, with only three pairs of fighting slaves. Three-hundred years later, however, gladiator games had escalated larger than anyone could have imagined. At the time of Julius Caesar’s reign, as many as 320 pairs of fighters would participate in these duels, in amphitheatres specifically created for these games. Though different emperors had different rules about who was allowed to participate in gladiator fights, most commonly the fighters were people who had committed crimes, were prisoners of war, or slaves, who had been bought my their masters specifically for this purpose. Sometimes, however, the gladiators were volunteers. The crowds, who were more involved in the matches than fans are in sports today, tended to prefer when free citizens fought, as opposed to servants or criminals, so it was these men and women who received the most support from their spectators. For about seven centuries, gladiator fights were Rome’s most popular sport. In 325 CE, Emperor Constantine was the first to attempt to end the practice of gladiator matches, but it was not until January 1, 404 CE that the last know gladiator competition took place, under the rule of Emperor Honorius.

By: Courtney Blaylock
====Hannibal was born in 247 BCE. When he was born his city Carthage was not doing so good. This had an impression on Hannibal as he was growing up. His father named Hamilcar made him promise eternal hatred against the Romans. He is most famous for crossing the Pyrenees mountains. He lost a great number of soldiers and elephants. He also lost an eye.====

Hannibal Invades Itlay By, Lauren Foster Hannibal is the son of Hamilicar Barca. He was a general of the Carthaginian armies. Hannibal had two brothers: Mago and Hasdrubal. In 212 BC, Hannibal captured Tarentum but failed to obtain control of the harbor. Rome started to pick up momentum and started to defeat more cities. Meanwhile, Hannibal had defeated Fulvius at Herdonea in Apulia. But he lost Tarentum the next year. In 208 BC he destroyed a Roman force in the siege of Locri Epizephyri. But after losing Tarentum, his hold on south Italy was almost lost. In 207 BC he mad his way back to Apulia where he waited to march into Rome with his brother Hasdrubal. But before his brother and him could go, Hasdrubal was killed in a fight at Metaurus. His brother’s head had been cut off, carried across Italy, and thrown into Hannibals camp as a message from the iron-clad Roman republic. After those incidents, the hops for defeating Italy were crushed.

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= = ===long, long ago, the Spartans had a colony. Just one. Its name...Tarentum which was located in Italy. Their navy was strong but their army... not so much. Roman Ships came to the Coast of Tarentum. This action made by the Romans voilated a treaty of 302 BCE. This treaty denied rome access to the Terentum harbor. The strong navy blew the Romans out of the water! The Tarentines killed the Roman Commander. The Romans Marched on Terentum. But the Tarentines hired soliders from King Pyrrhus (of Epirus) to help defend their army.=== ===The Pyrrhic army was armed with lances, a calvary, and a heard of 30 elephants. The Romans lost 7000 men, while Pyrrhus lost only 4000. He could not afford to lose that man men. To avoid losing more men, Pyrrus went to Rome to ask for peace, but he was rejected.=== ===After the rejection, in the spring of 279 BCE Rome and Pyrrus fought again. It was another Pyrrhic victory! After this war, Pyrrhus again asked for peace. A couple years later Pyrrhus attacked Rome. This was a failed attempt, and Pyrrhus lost the attack. And After Pyrrhus left in 272 BCE, Tarentum fell to Rome.===

Queen Cleopatra by Emily Gates

Queen Cleopatra’s story is a great one, known for its drama and great display of Egyptian life. Cleopatra was a Queen of Egypt in the Ptolemaic dynasty. She was very confident with herself and many people saw her as beautiful and charming. She was a ruler of a division of Alexander the Greats kingdom. When Cleopatra’s brother, Ptolemy the 12th who shared the throne with her as well as being her brother forced her out of rule she sought help with Julius Caesar. He helped her get rid of her brother who then was killed and became a joint ruler with her youngest brother. Cleopatra then had a son named Caesarion meaning “little Caesar.” After Caesar was assassinated Cleopatra poisoned her brother so she could have all control.

Mark Anthony who shared a throne with Octavias had Cleopatra come before him to determine her loyalty; there she fell in love with Antony who she then had several children with. She stayed in Egypt with him for awhile. Antony went back to Rome and married Octavian’s sister and then left her to back to his first love, Cleopatra. Octavian was mad because Antony left his sister, and because he wanted to rule Rome alone. So Octavian declared war on Egypt. Octavian beat Antony and later invaded Egypt. When the invasion was over Antony thought that Cleopatra died so he killed himself. Cleopatra tried to win over Octavian with her charm, which she learned did not work. Octavian wanted to exhibit her in his victory over the military so Cleopatra killed herself.

The Crucifixion Of Christ ​ By Taylor Renning Jesus Christ is the main figure in the Christian ideology. His life and words are documented into the four gospels of the New Testament. He was a Jewish teacher from Galilee who performed miracles. He made an alliance with twelve Jewish men, working with and teaching them to carry on his ministry

His accomplishments are said to be endless. He performed many miracles and that is why he had a strong following. Some of these miracles consist of feeding vast populations of hungry people with food.It is also said that he turned water into wine and he had the ability to walk on water. The Crucifixion of Christ was the event in which Jesus was executed on the cross under the order of Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem. In Christian theology, this is relevant to the saying that he died for our sins. The torment of the crucifixion last nine hours. At the end a spear was thrown into his side to ensure his death. He descended into Hell after his execution and took the keys of death and hell. He was resurrected from the dead three days later in his tomb. He paid for all the sins of mankind. He reconnected the bridge between man and god and opened the golden gates of eternal life in the Christian theology.

Slave Uprising Led By Spartacus By Sarah Vacca Spartacus was a shepard from Thrace who was captured by the Romans and sent to Capua to become a gladiator. In 73 BC Spartacus and 80 other slaves escaped from the gladiatorial school. They stole weapons that they found in a cart and when the army found out that they escaped the fought them. The slaves won and took the weapons of the dead soldiers. Other slaves heard about the slave rebolt and how sucessful it was so alot of slaves ran away and joined Spartacus. In two years, the army had 90,000 men and controlled most of southern Italy. In the next four years Spartacus' slave army defeated four Roman armies. The main goal for the slaves was to leave Italy and go back to their homelands, however that never happened. In 71 BC the Roman senate sent a large army to deal with Spartacus. The army of Spartacus was much smaller so they lost at a place called Apulia. Many of the men died, but for the 6,000 slaves that did not, they were taken prisoner and crucified along the Appian Way which is the main road in Italy, and their bodies were left to hang on the crosses for many months as a warning to any other slaves that might try to rebell against their Roman masters.

Atony and Cleopatra Defeated By Octavion By Lauren Webb Atony had met Cleopatra and immediatly fell in love with her. At this time though he was married to Octavia, Octavions sister. He decided to divorce her and marry Cleopatra. Octavion was furious over this. The Parthinians had invaded Roman territory taking over Syria. He sent his general to stop this invasion. Antony had returned to Egypt and persuaded Cleopatra to lend him money he needed to form and alliance with Herod the Great. They then took back Judea. He then felt strong enough to invade Parthia. But with an army of 100,00 Roman it proved to be a disaster. Octavion declared war on Cleopatra after her saying he was not Caesars true heir and her son was. Octavion had defeated Antony at the battle of Actium. Antony and Cleopatra were forced to flee to Alexandria. When Octavion's troops surronded there Antony commited suicide by falling on his sword. Later on Cleopatra commited suicide by letting a poisonous snake bite her.

** __Rise and Fall of Emperor Claudius__ ** By Molly Hendick Emperor Claudius was the 4th emperor. He eas unlikely to become emperor. He suffered a serious disease at birth which gave him a speech problem. As o young boy he also suffered head trauma. He was not very social so he spent his time studying and atarted to exel. He had many disabilities. He was partially paralyzed and he had movement disorders. He suffered from very poor health. He became emperor when Emperor Caligula was killed. The Praetorian guards were going around killing everyone they saw. So Claudius went and hid behind the palace curtain. They found him and he started begin for his life. This was a shock to them so the gaurdes proclaimed him emperor. Claudius went through many wives. His setback in personal life led to his murder. His 4th wife poisoned him by giving him poisonous mushrooms. She did this so that her son Nero could become emperor.

A Theater is Uncovered... Regan Gearhart Recently British archeologists have discovered a Roman amphitheatre the size of the Parthenon. Built in Portus under Trajan. The discovery seems to suggest that Trajan may have treated foreigners more hospitably.

British archaeologists have unearthed a Roman amphitheatre the size of the Pantheon at the site of a port which once supplied Rome and its legions.

In the 2nd century, Portus was a gateway to the Mediterranean. Twice the size of Southampton, it now lies two miles inland, close to the runway at Fiumicino airport.

The site was first excavated in the 1860s, but after two years of digging, an elliptical theatre has been found which held up to 2,000 people. Its design suggests it was used by a high-status official, possibly the emperor himself

Spartacus by Ben Ennis - Trained in the Roman army. - Then captured for deserting and sold to become a Gladiator. - The same year he led a revolt of slaves 70 men use kitchen tools and fought their way free from the school. - Senate sent 3000 raw recruits to stop the revolt - Thought they surrounded the slaves, but they came down on the other side of the mountain and routed the soldiers. - In the next year, he had raised 70,000 slaves from rural areas - The senate sent two consuls (L. Gellius Publicola and Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus) with two legions again. - Defeated Crixus (Spartacus’s friend) - Spartacus then defeated the two Consuls. - To avenge Crixus; he made 300 pairs of prisoners from the battle fight to the death. - By Autumn, Spartacus had 120,000 followers. - Rome sent an army of 8 legions to defeat Spartacus, and they did. - Spartacus retreated to Rhegium but pirates betrayed him and did not allow him to pass. - His army started north and was defeated by Crassus. - 6000 men were captured and crucified along the Appian Way from Capua to Rome.

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The ancient Romans loved to hear the story of Romulus and Remus. In their eyes, this story explained why Rome had the right to rule.

According to the legend, Romulus and Remus justified their right to rule because their mother was a princess and their father was the war god Mars.

The legend of Romulus and Remus… MY VERSION

SO basically. Rhea was married to Mars, the Roman god of war. Rhea had twin sons. She loved her boys, but there were plots afoot by other gods and goddesses to harm her father, herself, her husband, and her children. To protect the boys, she set them adrift on the river, hoping someone would find them. Who would not love such beautiful boys? EVERYBODY DOES

Sure enough, first they were found by a she-wolf who fed them. And gave them POWERTHIRST, energy for REAL MEN Then a shepherd and his wife adopted the boys.

As the twins grew older, they decided they did not want to take care of sheep. Then they started drinking more and more POWERTHIRST. They wanted to be kings. They decided to build a city on the shores of the Tiber. They both wanted to be the only king. They quarreled. In a fit of rage, Romulus kicked his brother with his ENERGY LEGS, killed him, and made himself king.

That’s how Rome started.

 __Ambrose By Alex Hilliard 

__ Ambrose was born between 337 and 349 A.D in Trier, Germany. He went into a career in politics and started as the Imperial governor of Northern Italy. Later, he was drafted as a bishop of Milian. As the Bishop, he fought to keep the independence of church from the state. He was also a writer that published theological works on the subject of the Catholic Church. He also composed hymns and psalm melody's that were significant in sacred music. Ambrose was mostly known for helping Augustine accept Christianity through his speeches and teachings. He is also recognized as a Doctor of the Church. Ambrose died on a Holy Saturday in the year 397 AD. In the roman calendar, a feast day is celebrated the day he became bishop. 

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