Human Legacy Course/Rome & Early Christianity (750 BC - 500 AD)
The city of Rome was the seat of one of the greatest powers of the ancient world. Over its 1,200-year history, Roman society experienced tremendous changes in both its government and its culture. Many of those changes were caused by the beginning and spread of one of the world’s largest and most influential religions—Christianity.
The ancient Romans made great advances in the areas of science and technology. This week, you will learn about some of those advances and the advantages they gave the Romans in building their powerful civilization.