Transcript Life in Ancient Rome

Life in Ancient Rome
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Pax Romana
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Augustus and his
successors take
the empire to its
peak
Augustus
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Professional Army
Praetorian Guard
Expanded
Rebuilt Rome
Imported grain
from Africa for the
poor
Appointed
proconsul
Reformed laws and
taxes
After Augustus
Julio Claudian
Tiberius- trained by
Augustus
Caligula- Blood thirsty
 Claudius- better
 Nero- insane
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Vespasian
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Regained control
after Nero
Built Colosseum
Defeated the
Jews in
Palestinedestroyed the
Jewish Temple
Unified Empire
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Five “Good Emperors
Nerva
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Brought a peaceful transition
Trajan
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Expanded the empire to its greatest
size
Hadrian
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Stopped the expansion
Antoninus Pius
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Brought peace
Part of the
Roman
Amphitheatre
in Amman,
Jordan, built
during the
reign of
Antonius Pius
(138-161 CE).
The Theatre is
cut into the
side of a hill
(that once
served as a
necropolis) and
could seat
approximately
6000
spectators.
(1972)
Marcus Aurelius
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Last of the 5 good emperors
Reformed laws for average citizens and
women
Referred to as “the wise”
Roman Art
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Greek style
statues- more
realistic
Greek columns
Collonades
Arches
Domes
Vault
Concrete
Roman Literature
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Virgil write the Aeneidadventures of the
Trojan Prince
Horace- satires, odesa
Livy- History of Rome
Tacitus- wrote darker
history of Rome
Latin- influenced
language and became
the basis for modern
languages
Horace
Science and Engineering
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Galen- studied
anatomy
Ptolemy- studied
and mapped
stars, planet
movements,
maps were used
by individuals like
Columbus
Roman Roads
Roman aqueducts
Ptolemy Maps
Planets
Roman Roads
Roman Aqueducts
Religion and Philosophy
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Spirits lived in natural
things
Prayed and offered
food
Christians were
persecute by Romans
Stoicism- encouraged
Romans to live in a
practical way
Seneca taught this to
Trajan and Marcus
Aurelius- also worked
with Nero- write nine
plays all tragedies