Transcript Senatus Populusque Romanus – Cian

Senatus Populusque Romanus
“The senate and people of rome”
The Senate meeting with
the Consuls.
 At the start of the empire
Rome was governed by
two men, they were
called Consuls.
 They were helped in
making there decisions
by the “Senate”.
 Prefects were the all
rounder’s, they did the
grunt work for the senate,
some heard court cases and
others ran markets.
 Tribunes were the Micheal
Davitt of the past they
stood up for the poorer
people in the Senate and
were a major political voice
in those times.
Governors
These men took
control of a
conquered area
& were in
control of the
army garrisons
in the area.
Around 27 B.C Roman politics started taking a turn.
 In 27 B.C. Rome was no longer controlled by a Senate
or a Consul.
 The Empire was now ruled by the army’s generals
although this was not recognised.
 At the time a man named Augustus was in charge of
the Roman army.
 He came up with a plan that would keep him in power
but it would look like he was helping the poor.
He decided that he
would use the army to
gain control of the
senate and make
himself Emperor !!!
(Trumpets blow )
I HERE BY DECLARE THAT
ROME SHALL FOREVER MORE
BE RULED BY AN EMPEROR!!!
LONG LIVE AUGUSTUS
CEASAR!!!!!!!!!!!
A metal statue of
Augustus
A sketch of Augustus
In Rome they had some “issues”.
Overpopulation and thieves are just a few of them.
 In Rome your life depended on where you were born
and who you were born to.
0- Birth .
5-School.
10-Finished school.
15-Married (if a girl) Army if a Boy.
20- Child (girl) Army (boy) Business (boy).
30-Child (again) Army (possibly) Moved to a new home.
40-New home with wife and kids. (farm, shop, pub etc).
50 to death-Settled down with kids and land.
 In Rome they didn't have
strict enough rules &
regulations on entrance
to Rome.
The low-life.
Easy access to the city & rich districts.
Thanks for listening!!