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Franco Cavazzi

Roman empire.net: Tiberius Gracchus

For Students 9th - 10th
Site gives a detailed look at the life of Tiberius Gracchus. Items covered are his army service, political tactics, the economic revolution, reform projects, and his death.
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Unit Plan
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Sir Dig a Lot: History Mysteries: Rome

For Students 1st - 6th
Join Sir Dig-a-Lot and Rohan on their brief journey through the history of Rome.
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Handout
Other

The Emergence of the Augustan Age

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides basic information in outline form about the time from the death of Caesar to Octavian's triumphs after the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra. Site assumes that you know most of the major names in Roman history. Written by...
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids History: Ancient Rome Timeline for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can study the events and timeline of Ancient Rome on this site. Learn about how this powerful civilization ruled much of Europe for many centuries.
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Website
Franco Cavazzi

Roman empire.net: The Second Triumvirate

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Roman-Empire.net provides information on the Second Triumvirate (Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus) and an explanation of what happened after Caesar's death.
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Website
Franco Cavazzi

The Roman Empire: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the Roman Empire.net, gives a biography of the victorious Roman general, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, also known as Pompey the Great.
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Handout
Other

"A Well Trimmed Ship", the Republican Legacy of Polybius

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Handout
World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Aedile

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia entry with illustrations and timeline describes the role of Aedile in the Roman Republic.
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Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Cradle of Democracy Mini Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 8th
No one person invented the kind of government that we have in the U.S. Check out two early governments that inspired the system that we have today: Athenian democracy, and the Roman Republic.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Principles of u.s. Government

For Students 9th - 10th
Tutorial presents an introduction to the principles of the United States democratic government highlighting the differences and similarities between Roman and U.S. governments.
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Website
University of Calgary

University of Calgary: Germanic Invasions of Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a description of the relationship between Germania and the Roman Empire from the days of the Early Republic, and how these relationships changed as Germanic tribes began to exert pressure and eventually invaded the...
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Website
Other

Reed College: Livy

For Students 9th - 10th
A short but accurate description of the life of Livy plus includes an chronological outline of Livy's history of Rome and how current scholarship views Livy.
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Handout
University of Calgary

U Calgary: Italy During the Decline of the Etruscan League and the Rise of Rome

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing the relative small size of Rome in relation to its neighbors in 380 BC. The Greek colonies are shown at the foot of the boot of Italy, the Etruscan League is to the north and the Italic Tribes to the east.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Dictator for a Day

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This is a lesson plan for better student understanding of life in ancient Rome. Students experience and analyze the pros and cons of a dictatorship.
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Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Lessons From Antiquity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Where did democracy get its start? In this lesson, students learn about direct democracy in Athen's and Rome's republic, how each took shape, and the ideas our Founders borrowed from these great civilizations.
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Handout
Other

United Nations of Roma Victrix: Pyrrhic War

For Students 9th - 10th
This huge UNRV site on Roman history devotes a page to the Pyrrhic War, defining the major players and tracing the course of battles and related events.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Roman Civil Servants

For Students 9th - 10th
An illustration of two lictors, members of a special class of Roman civil servants. Lictors had special tasks of attending and guarding magistrates of the Roman Republic and Empire who held imperium; essentially, a bodyguard. The origin...
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Handout
United Nations

Unesco: Archaeological Site of Carthage

For Students 9th - 10th
This World Heritage website looks at ancient Carthage, located in Tunisia. Found here are a description, maps, documentation, photos, videos, any indicators of threats to its integrity, and information about funding assistance for its...
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Handout
Other

Cursus Honorum

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of the law of Cursus Honorum which set up a progression of offices that one must hold before they could become Consul.
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Article
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: The Trial of Gaius Verres: An Account (79 Bc)

For Students 9th - 10th
The records of the trial of Gaius (sometimes spelled Caius) Verres reveal--far better than any other extant source--the corruption of the last years of the Roman Republic. Through a series of orations and witnesses, Verres's prosecutor,...
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Curated OER

Forum Romanum: Outlines of Roman History

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of a 1901 textbook on Roman history by William C. Morey. However, the work is still useful today as if covers all the basic information about Rome from its earliest beginnings through the Republic and later the Empire.
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Handout
Travel Document Systems

Tds: Armenia: History

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief look at the history of Armenia from 800 BC through its place in the Roman Empire, part of the Soviet Union, and finally, independence. From U.S. State Department Background Notes.
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Website
PublicBookshelf Corporation

The Catiline Conspiracy as Recorded by Sallust

For Students 9th - 10th
From "Outline of Great Books," comes a nice synopsis of the historian Sallust's "Bellum Catilinae." The site gives an impartial look at this trying time of Roman history.
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Website
Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Augustus Caesar and the Pax Romana

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a lecture about Augustus Caesar and the Pax Romana. The first part of the lecture is about his life and triumphs.