Final Outline

Roman Outline

I. Roman Military Strength

A. Superior Training

1.) Used shields and wooden swords. Both the shields and the swords were made to be twice as heavy as the weapons they’d use for war(Marching and Physical Training)

2.) Running, long and high jump and carrying heavy packs. which are all used today to train our soldiers(Weapons Training)

B. Advanced Military Tactics

1.)The sun should be behind you to blind the enemy. Make the wind to your back see it blows in your face(Roman Tactics)

2.)The infantry was in the middle, while the cavalry stayed in the corners(Roman Tactics)

C. Advanced Weapons

1.) Cassis was the helmet, which was very hard to crack and break(T.J.)

2.) Scutum was the shield that was shaped to fit the person’s body(T.J.)

II. Roman Lifestyle

A. Roman Architecture

1.) Today’s capital buildings, like the White House, were influenced by Roman architecture(Roman Power / Roman Architecture)

2.) Hadrian's Pantheon was one of the greatest architectural creations of all time(Roman Power / Roman Architecture)

B. Roman Daily Life
1.) For fun, they would go to the Coliseum to watch gladiator battles(The Romans - Entertainment)
2.) They would go to the theatre to watch plays, which were starting to gain alot of population(The Romans - Entertainment)


III. Fall of Rome

A. Corruption
1.) All the things that are greatly affecting this nation right now, the Romans senators did that caused the empire to fall(America Now--Roman Empire Then)
2.) Many men were in the government just to make money(Fall of Roman Empire)
B. Invading Tribes
1.) When Rome was declining, hundreds of German and Slavic tribes were raiding and burning Roman cities(Marko Marelić)
2.) The Romans could not fight off all the invading tribes, because the army was off fighting somewhere else, and it was already too many people(Marko Marelić)