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Lesson 9: The Provinces of Rome
Lesson 8: Test
Lesson 7: Review
Lesson 6: The Byzantine Empire
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HW: Compare and contrast the Byzantine Empire and Rome.
Lesson 4: The Split of the Roman Empire
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HW: P 28 #3a, 3b, 3c
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Lesson 2: 5 Good Emperors and the Height of Roman Power
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HW: Timeline and paragraph answering why they were considered "good"
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Primary Sources:
The Deeds of Augustus tr. Thomas Bushnell
The Passions of St. Perputa and Felicity tr. W.H. Shewring
Edict of Toleration by Galerius and Constantine tr. UPenn
Theodosian Code XVI.1.2 (Banning Other Religions) tr. Henry Bettenson
Pricus on Attila the Hun tr. J.H. Robinson
Jordanes: An Account of the Person of Attila tr. William Stearns Davis
Leo I and Attila tr. J.H. Robinson
The Conversion of Clovis by St. Denis and Gregory of Tours tr. William Stearns Davis
Secondary Sources:
St. Peter's corpse: SmithsonianBlog: "Are these St. Peter's bones?" by Colin Schultz.
One of the wonders of the Ancient World was destroyed by budget cuts: i09: "The Great Library at Alexandria was destroyed by budget cuts, not fire" by Annalee Newitz.
A quick overview of Masada - last stronghold of the Jewish Rebellion: Jewish Virtual Library: "Masada: Desert Fortress" by the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
What year is it? HistoryToday: "BC/AD Dating: In the year of whose Lord?" by Michael Ostling.
The History of Religious Tolerance: RealClearWorld: "Edict of Milan, Forever?" by John Weicher.
How many Jesuses were there back then? Slate: Happy Birthday, Dear Yeshua, Happy Birthday to You! by Brian Palmer.
Where did Christmas come from? HistoryToday: Did Romans invent Christmas? by Matt Salsbury.
The most famous statue of Augustus (See it!): Digital Sculpture Project: Augustus of Porta Prima.
London and Gladiators! The Telegraph: Were Hunger Games ever in Londinium? by Harry Wallop.
Roman Innovations: History: "10 Innovations That Built Ancient Rome" by Evan Andrews.
Carthaginian morality? Guardian: "Carthaginians sacrificed their own children" by Maev Kennedy.
Ancient Letters: Al Arabiya: "Decoded: Egyptian Soldier's 1800 Year Old Letter" by Staff.
TimeMachine Time! SmithsonianMag.com: "Explore Julius Caesar's Rome" by Natasha Geiling.
Takes a beating, keeps on standing... SmithsonianMag.com: "The Secrets of Ancient Rome's Buildings" by Erin Wayman.
China on Rome: i09: "Here's what third-century China thought about the Roman Empire" by Rob Bricken.
On Jesus: UMKC: "Non-Christian References to the Trial of Jesus" Collection.
Attila the Hun: SheppardSoftware: "Attila the Hun".
Latin to Know: MentalFloss: "20 Latin Phrases You Should Be Using." by Paul Anthony Jones.
Bodyguard of the Emperor: History: "8 Things You May Not Know About the Praetorian Guard" by Evan Andrews.
The first and greatest? UNRV: "Why was Augustus so successful in creating the Roman Empire?" by Wotwotius.
Rome south of Egypt: HistoryToday: "Desert Legions: The Romans in Africa." by Raoul McLaughlin.
How bad was the fiddler: NatGeo: "Rethinking Nero" by Robert Draper.
Multimedia:
Edward Gibbon on the End of Rome - Excerpt
A Chronology of the Arian Controversy - Article
Worldology: RomanMap - Interactive
Orbis: The Roman World - Interactive Map
Resources for history: Roman Map - Interactive
History Channel: The Roman Empire - Rise and Fall 44:52
Crash Course: The Roman Empire 12:26
History: Ancients Behaving Badly: Attila the Hun (1/5) 10:00
History of Rome: Engineering the Empire 1:30:23
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