Objectives: -- Explain how Rome transitioned from a republic to an empire Activities: -- Review benefits of actively participating in the democratic process for citizens and for gov'ts to have citizens participate in the democratic process -- (some classes) Continue taking notes on the Punic Wars -- (some classes) Write a summary of the Punic Wars in your notes -- Read p. 443-446 in the textbook on Julius Caesar -- Read the story of Julius Caesar's assassination on p, 428-429 Independent Learning: -- Review your notes for an assessment describing the importance of actively participating in the democratic process and the types of government tomorrow (see below for the notes you'll need) Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class: -- reformer-- someone who tries to "re-form" something existing to make what s/he thinks is an improvement for the better -- Veni, vidi, vici: "I came, I saw, I conquered" -- "Beware the Ides of March": Warning to Julius Caesar and his wife from a fortune teller in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. The Ides of March-- the 15th of March-- is when Julius Caesar was assassinated -- "Et tu, Brutus?" ("And you, Brutus?" or "You, too, Brutus?" or "Even you, Brutus?") Famous phrase, also from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, now taken as something you might say to someone who betrayed you or was disloyal. [Brutus was Julius Caesar's friend/cousin and participated in Julius Caesar's assassination]
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