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Imperial Roman Empire
Octavian Augustus established the Roman Empire and became its first emperor after a period of civil war. As emperor, he held several traditional Roman political offices and balanced power between the Senate, armies, and people. He rebuilt Rome and established a period of peace and prosperity known as the Pax Romana. The permanent forts established throughout the empire became Roman cities, helping to spread Roman culture. Augustus was succeeded by the Julio-Claudian emperors and then five good emperors who expanded the empire but also established the emperor's power to choose their successor based on merit rather than heredity.
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- 2. Patricians no longerwant to be in the Legions. The new generation began to love luxury.
- 3. Patricians had hugevillas and estates called latifundia worked by thousands of slaves throughout the empire
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- 6. Augustus achievements Civil Warsince Marius day, nobody really remembered the old republic Emperor Called Caesar Augustus held traditional Roman government offices 1st Citizen 1st Consul for life Tribune for life Pontiff Maximums (Head Priest) Imperator, or commander in chief.
- 7. Augustus achievements Emperor Successfully balanced 1.proletariat of Rome (free food, wonders, games) 2. Senate appointing governors 3. Controlled armies by appointing generals and moving them around. 4. Tries to revive traditional roman virtues.
- 8. Augustus achievements Emperor Legions outsideItaly except Emperor's Praetorian Guard in Rome.
- 9. Augustus achievements The permanentforts throughout the empire became roman cities.
- 10. Augustus achievements The permanentforts throughout the empire became roman cities.
- 11. Augustus achievements The permanentforts throughout the empire became roman cities.
- 12. Augustus achievements Rebuilt andimproved Rome “I found Rome made of bricks and leave you in marble” • Baths of Agrippa
- 14. Augustus achievements Reorganized theEmpire, checked in Germany.
- 15. 5 Julio Claudian Emperors Directrelatives of Augustus
- 16. Tiberius 14-37 CE •Good general temporarily Germany to the Empire. • Became a recluse latter.
- 17. Caligula • Crazy • killedmany senators • Made his horse consul • • Killed by Praetorian guard
- 18. Claudius 41-54 CE •Good administrator • building projects throughout empire • Conquest Britain, Judea • Poisoned by his wife • handicapped
- 19. Nero • Built theatersand culture throughout empire • Murdered his mother and many senators • Many believe he started the great fire of Rome • Committed suicide •
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- 21. 69 the yearof 4 emperors
- 22. Flavian Emperors 69-81 fromItaly • Vespasian: not a patrician • built the Flavian amphitheater nicknamed the Coliseum
- 23. Flavian Emperors 69-81 fromItaly • Vespasian: excellent General • built the Flavian amphitheater nicknamed the Coliseum
- 25. 3 Flavian Emperors fromItaly • 80,000 could watch gladiatorial shows
- 26. Flavian Emperors from Italy •Titus crushed a revolt in Jerusalem then destroyed the Second Temple of Solomon.
- 27. Domitian • Ruled dictatorially •Killed many senators. • Assassinated by guards
- 28. 5 Good Emperors fromall parts of empire • Imperial powers not hereditary • Emperor would train and choose best person in Empire as the next emperor
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- 30. Trajan • Expanded the Empireto its furthest. • Rarely went to Rome • Huge building programs throughout the empire. • Bigger social welfare
- 31. Emperor Trajan The GreatestExtent of the Roman Empire
- 32. Emperor Trajan The GreatestExtent of the Roman Empire
- 33. As Rome expandedEast China expanded west bringing two great classical cultures into touch
- 34. Hadrian 117-138 • TheEmpire becomes defensive. • Rarely came to Rome • Huge building projects everywhere
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- 36. Hadrian German tribes constantly attackin the west. Persians in the East.
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- 42. Hadrian and antonitus Hadrian's Tomb VaticanCity Used as a fortress By the Popes During Middle Ages
- 43. Antonius Pius • Stopstaxes for Roman citizens. • History about how things became so perfect. • Politics about how things should stay the same.
- 44. • Virgil RomanEpic The Aenid • Livy History of Rome • Horace Poet Odes
- 45. Marcus Aurelius • Thestoic philosopher wrote Meditations. • Did not adopt an heir, his son Commodus succeeded him
- 46. Commodus • A brutalmonster • ends Pax Romana • Thought he was Hercules • Strangled by Guards
- 47. September Servetus 193-211 •First of the Barracks emperors • Legions decided emperor • Emperors rarely visit Rome • Senate reduced to a city government
- 48. END Pax Romana •HW 162 • 1-6