Roman Empire and Life in Ancient RomeJulius Caesar’s death

Julius Caesar’s death resulted in

13 years of civil war

Julius Caesar’s adopted son

became Rome’s first emperor

Octavian defeated

Marc Anthony and Cleopatra

Octavian changed his name to

Augustis

Roman Empire started in

27 BC

Augustis ruled for

41 years

Romans were proud

of their emperor Augustis

Augustus created

a fire department and police department.

Augustus set up a department to supply

food to the city’s poor people

The empire got larger by

conquering new territories.

Pax Romana established

a uniform system of money, which helped expand trade

Pax Romana Guaranteed

safe travel and trade on Roman roads

Pax Romana promoted

prosperity and stability

**Social impact of the Pax Romana**

Returned stability to social classes

Increased emphasis on the family

Pax Romana created education and tests which lead to

government jobs

Pax Romana Developed a uniform

rule of law

Augustus established a new way

of choosing emperors

Each emperor chose his successor from his

 family or adopted someone

many emperors were

assassinated while being chose

Roman Empire survives bad rulers of

Caligula and Nero

Caligula Caught a

disease and went mentally ill

Caligula had people murdered while

he ate dinner

Caligula removed all the heads of the statues of the gods and

replaced them with heads that looked like him

Caligula was Known to have conversations with

the walls

Caligula Joked about making his horse

consul

Caligula’s guards murdered him in

broad daylight

Became emperor at 17

Nero

Nero seemed to be more interested in being an

entertainer rather then an emperor

Nero  burnt down the poor section of Rome so he could

 build a grand palace for himself

Nero killed

his mother, wife, stepbrother, hundreds of senators, and finally all the members of his family.

Nero died by

suicide

Marcus Aurelius protected

 the borders against invading tribes.

When Marcus Aurelius died

Pax Romana died

A rich family might own

500 slaves

Some very wealthy Roman families might own

4000 slaves

An emperor might command a personal slave population of

20000

Only the rich could send their children to

school

the poor lived in apartments called

insulae

Most insulae were

dark and dirty with no heat or running water

The poor got water

from public fountains outside

in insulaes

fires and crime were serious problems

The government gave free

wheat to male citizens

On special occasions, the emperor also gave

money to the citizens of Rome

The wheat and money came from

taxes

**Aqueducts**

carried 200 million gallons of water to Rome daily

With so much water available, the city built

public baths

The emperors spent enormous amounts of money to

entertain the people

159 days each year had been declared

a holiday

The Circus Maximus  was a

 giant Roman arena

The colosseum

had bloody events like chariot racing, animal fighting and executing criminals for entertainment