1. Written by Alberto, Daniel, Jesús and Sergio.

2. THE ROMANS
Roma and its
Empire had great
influence to the
Etruscos. Village in
the centre of Italy.
• THE ROMANS conquered many territories between
the 3rd centuries bc and the 1st century, and
created the Roman Empire, whose capital was
Rome.

3. THEIR
LANGUAGE
Their languages
was latin. Many
modern
European
languages are
based on it. For
example
Spanish, French,
Italian,
Portuguese.

4. THEIR LAWS
• They governed
according to the
Roman Law.
• The Law of the Twelve
Tables was a legal text
containing rules to
regulate the
coexistence of the
Roman people.

5. THEIR
CLOTHES
• Rich women
had earring like
these, made
from gold.
• They wore log
tunics. They
were usually
white.

6. THEIR SOCIAL
CLASSES
• Rome existed in two very
distinct and unchangeable
social classes: patricians
and plebeians. The first
were the privileged class
and the early history of
Rome, only they were
citizens and could vote.
• Slaves constituted the
lowest echelon of society

7. THEIR TEMPLES
• They built great cities, with temples, theatres,
baths and great works of engineering like
roads and aqueducts.

8. • Construction on the
Colosseum was started
in 72 AD by the emperor
Vespasian. It was
finished eight years later
in 80 AD.
• The Colosseum was
huge It could seat
50,000 people.
• Where people sat in the
Colosseum was
determined by Roman
law.
THE
COLOSSEUM

9. • At this time the
army consisted of
thirty legions.
They had a variety
of specializations,
including soldiers,
combat engineers,
military police,
medical etc ...
THE
GLADIATORS

10. THEIR
SPORTS
• The chariot races were one of the most popular
sports in ancient Greece and Rome. They used to
be dangerous for both charioteers and horses for
themselves, who often suffered injuries, even to
death.

11. GODS &
GODDESSES • At first, Romans
believed in many
different gods and
goddesses. These gods
were like people, but
with magical powers.
The Roman gods were
part of a family.
People told stories or
myths about them.
Each god or goddess
looked after different
people or things

12. THEIR
CONQUESTS
• The Roman conquest, was a long process,
about two hundred years, which was
developed in several phases.

13. THE FALL OF THE ROMAN
EMPIRED
• In the year 476, Germanic people from the
north of Europe invaded Rome.
• This was the end of the Roman Empired and
the Ancient World.