Life in Ancient RomeLife in Ancient Rome

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Pax RomanaPax Romana

Augustus and his Augustus and his successors take successors take the empire to its the empire to its peakpeak

AugustusAugustus Professional ArmyProfessional Army Praetorian GuardPraetorian Guard ExpandedExpanded Rebuilt RomeRebuilt Rome Imported grain Imported grain

from Africa for the from Africa for the poorpoor

Appointed Appointed proconsulproconsul

Reformed laws and Reformed laws and taxestaxes

After AugustusAfter AugustusJulio ClaudianJulio Claudian

Tiberius- trained by Tiberius- trained by AugustusAugustus

Caligula- Blood thirstyCaligula- Blood thirsty Claudius- betterClaudius- better

Nero- insaneNero- insane

VespasianVespasian

Regained control Regained control after Neroafter Nero

Built ColosseumBuilt Colosseum Defeated the Defeated the

Jews in Jews in Palestine- Palestine- destroyed the destroyed the Jewish TempleJewish Temple

Unified EmpireUnified Empire

Five “Good EmperorsFive “Good Emperors

NervaNerva

Brought a peaceful transitionBrought a peaceful transition

TrajanTrajan

Expanded the empire to its greatest sizeExpanded the empire to its greatest size

HadrianHadrian

Stopped the expansionStopped the expansion

Antoninus PiusAntoninus Pius

Brought peaceBrought 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 AureliusMarcus Aurelius

Last of the 5 good emperorsLast of the 5 good emperors Reformed laws for average citizens and Reformed laws for average citizens and

womenwomen Referred to as “the wise”Referred to as “the wise”

Roman ArtRoman Art

Greek style Greek style statues- more statues- more realisticrealistic

Greek columnsGreek columns CollonadesCollonades ArchesArches DomesDomes VaultVault ConcreteConcrete

Roman LiteratureRoman Literature Virgil write the Aeneid- Virgil write the Aeneid-

adventures of the adventures of the Trojan PrinceTrojan Prince

Horace- satires, odesaHorace- satires, odesa Livy- History of RomeLivy- History of Rome Tacitus- wrote darker Tacitus- wrote darker

history of Romehistory of Rome Latin- influenced Latin- influenced

language and became language and became the basis for modern the basis for modern languageslanguages

Horace

Science and EngineeringScience and Engineering Galen- studied Galen- studied

anatomyanatomy Ptolemy- studied Ptolemy- studied

and mapped and mapped stars, planet stars, planet movements, movements, maps were used maps were used by individuals like by individuals like ColumbusColumbus

Roman RoadsRoman Roads Roman Roman

aqueductsaqueducts

Ptolemy MapsPtolemy Maps

Planets

Roman RoadsRoman Roads

Roman AqueductsRoman Aqueducts

Religion and PhilosophyReligion and Philosophy Spirits lived in natural Spirits lived in natural

thingsthings Prayed and offered Prayed and offered

foodfood Christians were Christians were

persecute by Romanspersecute by Romans Stoicism- encouraged Stoicism- encouraged

Romans to live in a Romans to live in a practical waypractical way

Seneca taught this to Seneca taught this to Trajan and Marcus Trajan and Marcus Aurelius- also worked Aurelius- also worked with Nero- write nine with Nero- write nine plays all tragediesplays all tragedies