Debra Sharpe

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Lesson on Ancient Rome by Mr. Nicky

Parody of "Thrift Shop" feat. Wanz by Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis

Backing track property of Karaoke Version/Tency Music.

R-R-R, Romulus R-R-R, Remus (repeat)

The Tiber Rivers running through Rome (repeat)

Rome!

(Voice Of Augustus):

Im "One who Commands"

Ruling all provinces in my empire

Build aquaducts and

Say my names Augustus

Its the Pax Romana

Nah, walk into the forum through the arch made of marble rock

Grand Uncle Caesar joined up with Cleopatra

If he hadnt died on the Ides hed see me

And hed say "Man, thats how I beat Pompey"

Armies are obeying me

Goods are moving really free

Governments efficient

And theres pax (Latin word for peace)

No more of these Punic Wars

Fighting over Sicily

Hannibal crossed the Alps

Still Carthage couldnt beat

. . .Scipio Africanus. . .

And Hannibal had elephants!

We were a Republic

A government run

by elected ones

Who we call representatives

The branch thats called the Senate is

controlled by nobles called patricians

But the poorer citizens and

workers were called plebeians

who chose the citizens assembly

My names on the calendar, my names on the calendar

No for real, look at August, my names on the calendar (Augustus!)

We got concrete to build arch bridges

We got baths where you read and talk business

Build the Colosseum, fill the Colosseum

Get some Gladiators, let the lions eat them

You know the Roman Empires growing

Got to keep the conquered people from revolting

All of them should know the laws, plebeians and slaves will

See them in the forum and say "Theyre the 12 Tables."

Im "One who Commands"

Ruling all provinces in my empire

Build aquaducts and

Say my names Augustus

Its the Pax Romana

Im "One who Commands"

Ruling all provinces in my empire

Build aquaducts and

Say my names Augustus

Its the Pax Romana

Seven hills help protect us from invasion

Fertile farmlands in the plains of Latium

Volcanoes, they sometimes erupt like Mount Vesuvius

Pompeii was sad but their soils rich

The Italian peninsulas on Mediterranean trade routes

Youll see that its shaped like a boot

My non-citizen soldiers still defend us

Every 5 years we count the people with a census

Your servants, your slaves, your brothers, your babies

Were going to take a census so get ready cause were counting up the numbers

We do it every 5 years, counting up the numbers

So register because were counting up the numbers

People are like, "Oh, you were adopted by Caesar"

Im like, "Careful, youre talking to an Emperor"

Caesar was no emperor

He got murdered by Senators

At most he was a dictator

With only a dictatorship

He gave land to his soldiers to appease them (dictatorship)

He had to hand free grain to his citizens

Yeah he governed Gaul

He crossed the Rubicon to start a civil war

But Ive defeated generals

Whyd he make citizens of those not born in Rome?

Maybe he was scared thered be a plebeian revolt . . . plebeian revolt

(Hey Caesar, were you reading Livys books too much?)

Im "One who Commands"

Ruling all provinces in my empire

Build aquaducts and

Say my names Augustus

Its the Pax Romana

I wear a laurel and robe

Its called a toga though

I build those Roman Roads

And your taxes pay for those

Bad news for you consuls (thats right!)

who made new laws for Rome (come on!)

All those I can veto (hes got the veto!)

The Republics days are through

Im "One who Commands"

Ruling all provinces in my empire

Build aquaducts and

Say my names Augustus

Its the Pax Romana