This project invites students to become “Living Historians of Rome,” applying social‑science skills to explore how Rome’s geography, political evolution, social structures, mythology, technological innovations, and economic systems shaped Western civilization—and how internal and external pressures led to its fall.

• Timeframe: c. 700 B.C.E. (legendary founding) through the eclipse of the Western Empire in 476 A.D.
• Core Tasks:

1. Map and describe Rome’s key geographic defenses (Italian peninsula, Alps, Mediterranean)
2. Analyze social strata (patricians, plebeians, slaves) and Roman polytheism
3. Recreate Republic institutions (Senate, assemblies, consuls, Twelve Tables)
4. Evaluate military conflicts (Punic Wars) and the rise of Caesar
5. Explain Augustus’s principate and the Pax Romana
6. Assess economic and political legacies of Imperial Rome
7. Investigate causes and timeline of the Western Empire’s decline

Students will to produce a 10–12‑slide presentation combining maps, primary‑source excerpts, miniature reenactments, and critical reflections.