4.4 Romanisation

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4.4 Romanisation

Roman saw themselves as the most civilised culture on earth. But they visited the toilet together and used the same sponge to clean their ass.

Planning for today

Instruction 4.5 Romanisation

Preparing for the Major Test

Goals for today

At the end of the day...

• Understand the process of Romanisation.
• Understand why the Roman Empire fell after almost 1,000 years

4.4 Romanisation

Roman saw themselves as the most civilised culture on earth. But they visited the toilet together and used the same sponge to clean their ass.

Pax Romana 27 AD

• With Augustus starts a period of peace for 200 years: PAX Romana= Roman Peace

Roman culture

• What was culture again?
• Romans copied a lot from the Greeks, but also other peoples.

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Etrucan grave

Roman grave

Greek god of the sea: Poseidon

Roman god of the sea: Neptune

Greek vase

Roman vase

Greek temple

Roman temple

The Romans took their culture everywhere

Romanisation

• =Locals slowly become more Roman citizens
• Germanic tribes copy a lot from the Romans.
• Germans could become Roman citizens after 25 of service in the army.

Practice question

Give an explanation why Romanisation was more succesful in Western Europe than in Eastern Europe

Goals for today

At the end of the day...

• Understand a few of the characteristics of Roman Culture.
• Understand why Roman culture spread throughout the Roman Empire.

The Fall of the Roman Empire

What was the strenght of the Roman Empire? Find out why the Pax Romana was such a good period

The fall after 200 AD

Why did the Roman Empire become weakened?