Life in Roman Times

Life in Roman Times — page 1
WHO WERE THE ROMANS a new awan Hamas leader Asia wo thousand years ago the Romans were the most powerful nation in Europe and around the Mediterranean Sea About 60 million people lived in their empire The official language of all these people was Latin but they spoke their own languages as well such as Celtic and ancient Greek BRITANNA BELGICA The Roman Empire began when the tribe known as the Latins took over the city of Rome in Italy They began to conquer the lands around them and became known as the Romans Wherever they went they built towns and introduced Roman life AQUITANIA ITLANTIC OCEAN Roman This map right shows the Roman Empire about 1 800 years ago ISTANA coins BAETICA MAURETANIA CFASARIENSS TINGTANA SOME IMPORTANT DATES FROM ROMAN TIMES 800 400 BC 400 100 BC 100 BC 0 AD AD 1 100 753 Legend says Rome was founded by Romulus 264 241 First Punic War 58 49 Julius Caesar against the Carthaginians I conquers Gaul France and 218 201 Second Punic War I invades Britain 14 Emperor Augustus dies 43 The Romans conquer Britain 27 Augustus becomes Rome's first emperor Hannibal crosses the Alps by elephant to attack the Romans 149 146 Final Punic War Carthaginians defeated 79 Mount Vesuvius in Italy erupts and the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum are destroyed C a