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Tom Richey

Tom Richey: The Roman Republic: C. 509 264 b.c.

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module on the devlopment of the Roman Republic and the significant influence on Western culture. Unit includes unit guide and primary resources as well as several videos by Tom Richey.
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Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Review of the Period of the Civil Wars

For Students 9th - 10th
This passage in the 1901 textbook of William Morey reviews the cultural changes in Rome up to the end of the Roman Republic.
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Tom Richey

Tom Richey: The Rise of the Romans: C. 264 27 b.c.

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module creted by Tom Richey, with videos, lesson guides and primary resources from which students learn about the rise of the Romans from the beginning of the Republic through the end of the Roman Civil Wars. Topics include the...
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Other

The Romans: The End of the Republic

For Students 9th - 10th
Trivia, artifacts and history regarding the fall of the Roman republic.
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Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Rise of Antony and Octavius

For Students 9th - 10th
In William Morey's 1901 textbook, he discusses the changes in Rome after Caesar's assassination, and the Second Triumvirate.
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BBC

Bbc: The Fall of the Roman Republic

For Students 9th - 10th
Rome began as a democracy and ended as an autocracy. Find out why and how this happened by perusing the following summary. Included are all the major players from Tiberius to Julius Caesar and Augustus.
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Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Events Following the First Punic War (Bc 241 218)

For Students 9th - 10th
With the end of the First Punic War, Rome acquired new territory which she organized into provinces.
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Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Civil War Between Antony and Octavius

For Students 9th - 10th
This passage in William Morey's 1901 textbook explains the hostility between Antony and Octavius and Octavius' triumph.
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Franco Cavazzi

The Roman Empire: Gaius Marius & His Roman Army Reforms

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Roman Empire explores Gaius Marius' role in reforming the Roman Army. Content includes a detailed biography. The article continues with Sulla and the Social wars, the decline of the Republic, and the end of the Republic.
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Boise State University

Boise State University: The Roman Revolution: The Second Triumvirate

For Students 9th - 10th
This is part of a history presentation. It discusses Octavian, the Second Triumvirate, and the division of the Roman possessions into three zones. Click through each page to the Battle of Actium and the reasons for the final demise of...
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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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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. Young scholars experience and analyze the pros and cons of a dictatorship.
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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

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Lectica

For Students 9th - 10th
Lectica was a kind of couch or litter, in which persons, in a lying position, were carried from one place to another. They were used for carrying the dead as well as the living. The Greek lectica consisted of a bed or mattress, and a...