3. Significant Facts About Reign
#1
★ Pax Romana
★ Because of Augustus’ victory at Actium, it brought the Civil Wars to
an end. This helped transform the declining republic into a more solid
monarch regime.
★ With the solid monarch regime rising, this created a period of
peacefulness and minimal expansion within the Roman Empire,
which lasted for two centuries.
★ Augustus ensured peace within the Roman Empire for a substantial
amount of time, the Romans had never experienced such a long
amount of peace.
4. Significant Facts
#2
★ Established Effective Financial System
★ Augustus’ establishment of an effective financial system played a
huge role in the success of the Roman Empire.
★ Augustus enforced consistent, direct taxation. The two main direct
taxes were, poll taxes (paid by all adults in most provinces and
sometimes by males only) and land tax.
★ These taxes tremendously increased Rome’s net revenue and
helped to establish a stable relationship between Rome and its
provinces.
5. Significant Facts
#3
★ Vigiles Urbani
★ A new fire-fighting force within the Roman city. Apart from fighting
fires, they maintained order in the streets and also acted as night
watch.
★ They were divided into 7 units of around 70-80 men within each unit
who would patrol two of cities fourteen administrative regions.
★ Augustus secured order and protection of Rome by creating a police
and fire-fighting force.
