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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
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