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Outlines of Roman History: Events Following the First Punic War (Bc 241 218)
With the end of the First Punic War, Rome acquired new territory which she organized into provinces.
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Outlines of Roman History:reduction of Macedonia and Greece
As Rome expands her boundaries, she has to figure out how to treat the conquered lands. This site shows Rome trying different options and finally settling on the idea of provinces.
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Outlines of Roman History: Third Punic War and Reduction of Africa
Read about the exciting and futile attempt by Carthage to resist capture and destruction by the Romans in the Third Punic War.
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Outlines of Roman History: Pacification of the Provinces
Rome cannot rest after conquering lands. With often brutal methods, she subdues and consolidates her conquests, and perfects the province system. A slave revolt in Sicily, though, is an indication of problems to come.
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Outlines of Roman History: Julian Emperors: Reign of Tiberius
William Morey, in his 1901 textbook, discusses the first emperor after Augustus, Tiberius.
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Outlines of Roman History: Five Good Emperors: Reign of Trajan
This passage from William Morey's 1901 textbook tells about Trajan, one of Rome's greatest rulers. Included is a chart showing all the Roman provinces and the dates they were acquired.
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Outlines of Roman History: Five Good Emperors: Reign of Hadrian
In this section of William Morey's 1901 textbook, he gives an interesting account of Hadrian, an emperor who took great interest in the Roman provinces.
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Roman Trade on the Coast of Egypt
Discusses the importance of Egypt to the Roman Empire for its grain and trade routes.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Petra: Lost City of Stone
Explore present-day Petra and its past with this resource. Click on "View Panorama" at the bottom of the screen for a trip all around this incredible ancient city. This beautiful site explores the people of Petra, their daily life, and...
Smart History
Smarthistory: Petra: Rock Cut Facades
Smarthistory resource allows students to virtually visit the archeological site of Petra. Through informational text, images, and links to virtual tour, students can investigate the history of Petra and its ancient rock carved facades of...
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Outlines of Roman History: Flavian Emperors: Reign of Vespasian
This passage from the 1901 textbook of William Morey discusses the beginning of the Flavian dynasty and its first emperor, Vespasian.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: A Walk Through the Ruins of Petra
Explore an ancient city carved into the sandstone cliffs.
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Outlines of Roman History: Decline of the Empire: The Illyrian Emperors
In this article from the 1901 textbook by William Morey, you can read that the Roman empire had a period of stability before its further decline.
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Outlines of Roman History: Reorganization of Empire: The Reign of Constantine
In this entry from William Morey's 1901 textbook you will read about Constantine and the changes he made that had a lasting effect on the Roman Empire.
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Brown University: A Brief History of Petra
An article which gives the history of Petra considered the major city of the civilization of Nabataea located in the Middle East. The area was taken over by the Roman Empire.
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Alnpete Limited: Lepcis Magna Roman Empire in Africa
Lepcis Magna is an ancient Roman site in Libya, Africa that is being excavated. Site gives an excellent lesson in archaeological research with lots of pictures and narrative. Be sure to click on the 1996 Dig Season for a slide show of...
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Roman Foreign Relations to 70 b.c.
A discussion that covers how Rome interacted with other groups/kingdoms during its history. A number of wars are mentioned such as the Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage.
Franco Cavazzi
Roman empire.net: Roman Empire Map
This site from Roman-Empire.net provides an interactive map of the Roman Empire. The expanse of the empire can be viewed by dates. The site can be searched by Provinces, Territories, Tribes, Towns, Cities, or Barbarian Incursions.
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Smarthistory: Petra: Urban Metropolis
Smarthistory resource provides a thorough investigation and interpretation of the ancient city and archeological site, Petra. Includes detailed map and a variety of photographs.
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"A Well Trimmed Ship", the Republican Legacy of Polybius
A two-part paper, the first of which is a biography of Polybius, a Greek, who wrote a history of the Roman Republic. The second part discusses his work and his admiration of Roman virtues and the government of the Roman Republic.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Petra O Logy Card
Flip over this interactive OLogy flash card to start learning about Petra, an ancient trading center located in modern-day Jordan.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Nabataeans
Use this interactive OLogy card to learn about the Nabataeans, an ancient Middle Eastern civilization.
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Romans in Britain: Roman Mosaics
Historical site from Romans-In-Britain covering the history of the Roman mosaics in Britain. Provides information on the design, building, and construction of the mosaics.