新编英语6-UnitFour绪论.ppt

Unit FourText I The Lady, or the Tiger? (Part I) I. Library Work Gladiators (古罗马的斗士) were armed fighters performing for the public in ancient Rome. Throughout the history of ancient Rome, it remained fashionable to commemorate the dead with a gladiatorial fight. Gladiatorial games Unit Four The Lady, or the Tiger? Part I Frank R. Stockton I. Library Work The Roman Empire The Roman Empire included most of what would now be considered Western Europe. The empire was conquered by theRoman Army and a Roman way of life was established in these conquered countries. In Rome’s early years, the state lived in fear of its more powerful neighbour, Carthage. The I. Library Work Carthaginians were great traders in the Mediterranean Sea and as the Romans wanted to expand into this trading zone, a clash was inevitable. By 146 BC, the Romans were strong enough to capture the city of Carthage in Northern Africa. Carthage was burned to the ground and all signs of the city were destroyed by the Romans as a sign that the power of the Carthaginians had disappeared forever. I. Library Work At its height under Trajan (98-117), the Roman Empire included W. and S. Europe, north of the Sahara (Africa), and SW Asia. The Roman Empire split permanently into East and West in 395 AD. The Western Empire, with its capital at Rome, fell in 476 AD as a result of international troubles and barbarian invasions. I. Library Work After the Western Empire fell, the Eastern Empire (or the Byzantine Empire) claimed the entire Roman world. The Eastern Empire, whose capital was Constantinople, formerly Byzantium, fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. I. Library Work 2. Gladiator Gladiators were armed fighters performing for the public in ancient Rome. Throughout the history of ancient Rome, it remained fashionable to commemorate the dead with a gladiatorial fight. Gladiatorial games became so popular that by the first century B.C. they were presented I. Library Work throughout the Roma