[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson using primary resources in which students investigate how democratic the Roman Republic was. Includes downloads for student materials, teacher mateials, PowerPoint, and original sources.

The Roman Republic was ruled by emperors for over 400 years. Learn interesting details about the most famous one, Caesar Augustus.

History for Kids presents a history of Rome during the period of transformation from the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire. Students learn about this time period, the powers of an emperor, as well as some of the more famous emperors in...

Kids learn about the Republic of Ancient Roman. This complex government with laws and representatives voted on by the people laid the groundwork for modern democracy.

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...

Kids learn about the emperors of Ancient Rome on this site. After the fall of the Roman Republic, these powerful leaders ruled much of the known world.

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.

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.