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Warm Up
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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
Essential Questions
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?
THE EARLY ROMAN EMPIRE
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
Octavian
* Ends civil wars and ends the Republic
* Lays the foundation for the Roman Empire
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”
Augustus Caesar
Tiberius
14-37 A.D.
Great military leader, kept economy stable.
Caligula
37AD-41AD
Abolished sales tax, had people who were banished come back, increased Court power
Claudius
41-54 CE
Built new harbor at Ostia and new aqueduct for Rome Conquered most of Britain
Nero
54-68 CE
Constructed many new buildings, gave slaves right to file complaints, assisted citizens sufferings disasters
Emperor
Date Info.
Tiberius 14-37 AD Great military leader, kept economy stable.
Caligula 37AD-41AD
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
Julio-Claudian Emperors
Nerva
96-98 CE
Reformed land laws in favor of the poor.
Revised taxes
Trajan
98-117 AD
Expanded the empire to its largest size.
Hadrian
117-138 CE
Built Hadrian Wall in Britain, made Roman laws easier to understand
Antoninus Pius
138-161 CE
Promoted art and science, built new public works and passed laws to aid orphans.
Marcus Aurelius
161-180 CE
Helped unite the empire economically reformed the Roman Laws
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
Good Emperors
Emperor Augustus (Octavian)
Began the 200 year Pax Romana
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
Write and Discuss
Are we living in a Pax U.S.?
Yes or No!!!!!!! Please provide three supporting details…
Closure
Define Pax Romana. Name three things August accomplished
while in power.
Map items
***shade area Rome controlled at its height ~200CE
Italy Spain Gaul Britain Greece Asia Minor Syria Arabia Egypt
Rome Carthage Alexandria Athens
Med. Sea Atlantic Ocean Black Sea Adriatic Sea