Ancient Rome for Senior Students is a topic book suited to students of Senior Ancient History in Queensland. It provides detailed studies on five themes from the syllabus. STUDENTS: PRODUCT: CONTENTS 1 A study of political centrism in Rome : Republican Rome - Background: The rise of the Roman Republic - Focus Question 1: Why did Tiberius go to the Citizen Assembly first for approval of his land reforms? - Focus Question 2: What were the different sources of political power in the late Roman Republic? - Focus Question 3: What circumstances led the three most powerful Roman politicians to agree to an amicitia (political friendship)? - Focus question 4: Did Caesar want to be king of Rome? - Skill: Writing a paragraph 2 Studies of everyday life during the late Roman Republic and early Roman Empire: Lives of people in Ancient Rome - Background: Family life in ancient Rome. - Focus question 1: What role did the City of Rome play in political life during the late Republic? - Focus question 3: What was meant by ‘bread and circuses? - Focus question 4: What was the purpose of festivals and feasts? - Focus question 5: Why did the Romans feel no guilt in keeping slaves? - Skill: Referencing 3 Studies of personalities in history: Roman Emperors of the first century AD - Background: The Julio-Claudian imperial household - Focus Question 1: Why did the Senate accept Augustus claim that he was restoring the republic? - Focus question 2: Why was Tiberius very unpopular? - Focus question 3: What brought about the change in Caligulas personality? - Focus question 4: Why was Claudius considered an enigma? - Focus question 5: Why was Nero one of the worst Roman emperors of the Roman Empire? - Skill: Writing an analytical essay in test conditions 4 Studies of archaeology, studies of technologies, innovations and inventions: Roman genius - Focus question 1: What was the secret to the success of the Roman army? - Focus question 2: What was the effect of Roman engineering? - Focus question 3: Did “all roads lead to Rome”? - Focus question 5: How were coins ancient advertising? - Skill: Writing a feature article 5 Studies of religion: Study of beliefs in ancient Rome - Background: Religions in the Roman Empire - Focus question 1: Why did the Romans consider the Emperor divine? - Focus question 2: How did Christianity begin? - Focus question 3: Why were Christians persecuted? - Focus question 4: Was the conversion of Constantine a turning point for Christianity? - Background: A study of Europe in transition - Focus Question 5: Christianity in the Middle Ages - Skill: Preparing a multi-modal presentation