ANCIENT ROME

Topics: the legend of Romulus and Remus, Rome’s growth from city to empire, slavery, the consuls of Rome, Rome’s first emperor, views on the Roman Republic, the might of the Roman Empire, views on the women of Rome, and the "barbarians" who brought about the Roman Empire’s fall. Assessment questions ask students to analyze what principles the Roman Republic and Roman Empire were based on, and to explain why ancient Rome successfully grew into a vast empire.