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6-3-20

If I had to write a letter to my future self I would say to definitely be humble and give back to the community. Since I really want to do good for myself when I get older I feel like it is always good to give back to the people in need who have it worse then me. I would also like to encourage kids to always follow their dreams and try to get involved in as much as you can. Especially things like clubs that make you a lot of new friends who have the same interest as you. I would also like to say never take advantage of other people because when people get older and all they want is money sometimes they take advantage of them to get more money and that isn't ok because it can ruin someone else's life. Also, you should be the best possible dad you can be to your future children (hopefully) because kids are the best thing in someones life.

5-28

- Octavian took over at the age of 18 -He  forced  Lepidus to retire, and then him and mark became rivals shortly after - Octavian defeated Mark which left  him in his own - This is where we got the word emperor and he was greatly looked upon from his people - He made Rome a empire - Ruled 40 years - Some of his accomplishments were expanding Rome, set up a civil service to run government, built roads, created a postal service, building astonishing public places, police and fire department were created - After this the power was handed down to the many other emperors - The next big one was Claudias, he was given power because he was the last adult male in the family - He was poisoned by his wife because she wanted her son Nero to have the power - He did many bad things such as overspending on a lot of things and even raided some temples for  money  .

4-26

I will be taking my test June 2nd at 9:00 AM. Julias Caesar was a great and powerful leader who did many great things for the people that were under his rule. After he concurred Gaul he was named governor Pompey saw him as a big threat. After he clashed with them in many different areas he was named the dictator. Unlike other Dictatorships he cared for the other people and wanted good for everyone. Some of the things he did for his people were  g ranting citizenship to people in provinces, e xpanding the Senate and adding his friend, Creating jobs for the poor, especially through public work projects, Increasing pay for soldiers, and he Started colonies where those without land could own property. After this the Senators saw him as a big threat  and believed he was growing too much power for their liking. Because of this they lured him in to the Senate and ended up stabbing him 23 times. .

5-18

-The brothers were people who represented the plebs, or commoners, in the Roman government AKA the working class of Rome and the people who did all of the work -Julius Caesar was a Roman statesman and general - He played a really big role in the destruction of the Roman Republic and the start of the Roman Empire -He was also a great author and he was a historian to -Octavian was the first leader of the Roman Empire who lead always until his death. -The first Roman triumvirate was an informal arrangement between Julius Caesar, Marcus , and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus

5-14

The  Punic Wars were  a series of three  wars fought  between Rome and Carthage. The main cause of the  Punic Wars  was the conflicts of interest between the existing Carthaginian Empire and the expanding Roman Republic. At this time, these were some of the largest wars we have seen. The first war was fought in the city of  Messina, Sicily. The second war was ended in Ilipa but there was many different fighting locations throughout this war but this is where it ended when Rome won. The third fight was fought at Carthage when Rome beat them and tore down their whole city.

5-12

It was horrible to live under that in slides 9-12 because the leader named Tarquin was very harsh and he did not really care about his people at all. One of the very harsh things that he did while he was a leader was that he blackmailed a lady into killing herself and to make it worse he even tried to cover it up so it seemed like he was not involved. But the family of this lady overcame him and he got expelled from Rome. For the second part we had to describe why are government is like Romes government. We compare to them because we use the same system of government and we based ours off what they had, and the three branched of government that they had is like the same 3 branches of government that we have.

5-8

-The Etruscans came from the north-central part of the peninsula -They were metal workers, artists, and architects -The Greeks also settled in Rome -They had many colonies around the Mediterranean Sea -Romans borrowed ideas from them such as religious beliefs, the alphabet, much of their art, and military techniques and weaponry -the Latins were the first people to ever settle in Rome - Many streams flowed into the Tiber - Marshy area between Palatine and Capitoline Hills called Forum - Lucius Tarquinias Superbus, the 7th and final king of Rome - Known as Tarquin the Proud - He was a true tyrant, in both the old and new term