Start of the Video Today in Class

Today in class we took notes on the BBC movie about the rise and fall of Ancient Rome. Here are the notes.

• Tiberius Gracchus
• He led a whole revolution and changed Rome forever.
• He came in  the movie when the third Punic war ended.
• After 6 days of fighting, the Carthaginians surrendered.
• Tiberius got the golden crown for climbing the Carthaginian walls first.
• The growing gap between the rich and poor caused trouble in Rome.
• Too many slaves.
• Octavius and Tiberius were friends but after Octavius took the farm from the ordinary people, Tiberius was unsettled.
• Latifundia was the word for when the aristocrats seized farm after farm.
• New Mantines are who Tiberius and his father fought.
• Rome lost this battle.
• Roman army was surrounded by barbarians.
• Tiberius was the only one who got picked to negotiate with the barbarians (New Mantines).
• Senate was angry at Tiberius leader and Tiberius, but only Tiberius's leader suffered.