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Romulus and Remus the alleged founders of Rome
Rome's foundation myth has twin brothers Romulus and Remus being rescued by a female wolf. Photo courtesy of Skidmore College.
Fall of the Roman Empire
The decline of the Western Roman empire continued even after the collapse of the Hun empire. The Visigoths stopped being federates and instead of became an independent kingdom, expanded across southern Gaul and across all of Hispania. The Vandals began to dominate the Mediterranean Sea. Ostrogoths still appeared large in the Balkans. The fall of the western empire happened in CE 476 when a senior military officer called Odoacer led the largely German troops of the western Roman army against the emperor. The area of western empire, the region of Dalmatia still remained independent, and had an emperor Julius Nepos. This area (shown in red) was eventually absorbed into the Ostrogothic kingdom
Quote and picture from San Jose University
Websites on Ancient Rome
- Law of Twelve TablesThe earliest attempt by Romans to create code of law. From Calif State University
- Everyday Life in Roman TimesFrom PBS.
- Hannibal Barca Rome's NemesisThe man who crossed the Alps and caught the Romans off guard.
Books on Ancient Rome
- Ancient Rome byCall Number: DG 209 .H57 2007ISBN: 140548795XPublication Date: 2007The rise of Rome, from provincial settlement to imperial power, is an epic story that reads like fiction rather than fact. Despite possessing few strategic advantages, Rome mastered Italy, and then looked outward. At its height, the Empire encompassed territories from the Rhineland to Egypt, Britain to Armenia. Over two million square miles fell within Rome's orbit.
Ancient Rome by Call Number: DG 77 .D86 2011ISBN: 9780742568327Publication Date: 2010-11-16Ancient Rome masterfully synthesizes the vast period from the second millennium BCE to the sixth century CE, carrying readers through the succession of fateful steps and agonizing crises that marked Roman evolution from an early village settlement to the capital of an extraordinary realm extending from northern Britain to the deserts of Arabia. A host of world-famous figures come to life in these pages, including Alexander the Great, Hannibal, Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Augustus, Livia, Cicero, Nero, Hadrian, Diocletian, Constantine, Justinian, and Theodora.
Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome by Call Number: Ref. DG 209 . C6645 2003ISBN: 0816053316Publication Date: 2003-11-01This work traces the historical, cultural, and political development of the small Iron Age tribe on the banks of the River Tiber who developed into the rulers of an empire that dominated the Western world. Maps highlight the development of Rome, its commerce, and military conquests.
The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness Ancient Rome by Call Number: DG 209 .M36 2003ISBN: 078671168XPublication Date: 2003-03-21The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness Ancient Rome is the history of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire in the words of those who saw it firsthand. Never before in such detail has there been a history of this great and influential civilization that continues to mark the landscape (the Colosseum, the Roman roads, the aqueduct at Nimes), our language, our calendar ("July" for Julius Caesar), our laws, our traditions (carrying a bride across the threshold), and our very thoughts. With all the gossip of I, Claudius and the excitement of Gladiator (but none of the historical inaccuracy), The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness Ancient Rome is a unique tour into the most important civilization in the West.
