Warm Up

Copy HW

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