Transcript The Early Roman Empire

Copy HW
Please grab two worksheets from the front desk
–make them pages 17 and 18
Please begin by list three things you learned last
week about Julius Caesar
How do culture and technology reflect values?
How can societies use what they have learned
from the past?
What happens when empires collapse?
How has the relationship between people and
their gov’t changed?
43 B.C- ___________ -Antony, Lepidus and Octavian
-Lepidus retires
-Antony falls in love with Cleopatra VII and they plan to
take over the Republic
-Octavian defeats them at the battle of Actium, they flee, he
chases and they kill themselves
* Ends civil wars and ends the Republic
* Lays the foundation for the Roman Empire
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He is balancing the ideas of becoming a dictator for life
and forming a more representative type of government
He gave some power to the Senate, but made himself
the imperator, or “commander and chief” it came to
mean emperor
Took the name Augustus-“the revered or majestic one”
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14-37 A.D.
Great military leader,
kept economy stable.
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37AD-41AD
Abolished sales tax,
had people who were
banished come back,
increased Court
power
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41-54 CE
Built new harbor at
Ostia and new
aqueduct for Rome
Conquered most of
Britain
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54-68 CE
Constructed many
new buildings, gave
slaves right to file
complaints, assisted
citizens sufferings
disasters
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Emperor
Date
Info.
Tiberius
14-37 AD
Great military leader, kept
economy stable.
Caligula
37AD41AD
Abolished sales tax, had
people who were banished
come back, increased Court
power
Claudius
41-54AD
Built new harbor at Ostia
and new aqueduct for Rome
Conquered most of Britain
Nero
54-68 AD
Constructed many new
buildings, gave slaves right
to file complaints, assisted
citizens sufferings disasters
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96-98 CE
Reformed land laws
in favor of the poor.
Revised taxes
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98-117 AD
Expanded the empire
to its largest size.
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117-138 CE
Built Hadrian Wall in
Britain, made Roman
laws easier to
understand
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138-161 CE
Promoted art and
science, built new
public works and
passed laws to aid
orphans.
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161-180 CE
Helped unite the
empire economically
reformed the Roman
Laws
Good Emperors
Name
Date
Info.
Nerva
96-98 A.D.
Reformed land laws
in favor of the poor.
Revised taxes
Trajan
98-117A.D
Expanded the
empire to its largest
size.
Hadrian
117-138 AD
Built Hadrian Wall
in Britain, made
Roman laws easier
to understand
Antoninus Pius
138~161 AD
Promoted art and
science, built new
public works and
passed laws to aid
orphans.
Marcus Aurelius
161-180 A.D
Helped unite the
empire economically
reformed the Roman
Laws
Began the 200 year Pax Romana
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Roman Peace
50 million citizens
150,000 man professional army
9,000 man Praetorian Guard (emperor’s secret service)
Imported grain from Africa to feed the poor
Rebuilt Rome (fountains, buildings…)/ Arts flourished
Proconsul (governor) was put in charge of each province
Tax collection was made less corrupt
Made laws and citizenship for non-citizens / improved
gov’t
Are we living in a Pax U.S.?
Yes or No!!!!!!!
Please provide three supporting details…
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Define Pax Romana.
Name three things August accomplished while
in power.
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***shade area Rome controlled at its height
~200CE
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Italy Spain
Gaul
Britain
Asia Minor
Syria Arabia
Rome
Carthage
Alexandria
Greece
Egypt
Athens
Med. Sea Atlantic Ocean Black Sea Adriatic Sea