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AUGUTUS AND THE PAX ROMANA: Use pages 446-449.
Describe the series of events that followed Caesar’s death up to 27 B.C.
What was the relationship between Octavian and Caesar?
What name did Octavian eventually take? What did it mean?
What title did the first emperor of Rome prefer to be called? Why do you think he preferred this
title?
Why do you believe Augustus restored certain aspects of the Roman republic?
Describe the childhood of Augustus.
Historians agree that Augustus appealed to the common people of Rome. What evidence from
the text on page 447 in the section titled, “History Makers,” can be used to support this claim?
Why do you think Augustus said the highest honor was to be called the father of the country?
What responsibilities did Augustus’ civil service have?
“I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.” ~Augustus
What evidence from the text can you use to support this quote?
What was the Pax Romana? How long did it last? How large did the empire grow during this
time?
What were the responsibilities of the Roman army under Augustus?
Why did the Roman Empire continue to do well long after Augustus’ death, even during times
of bad rulers?
What two main factors led to the success of Roman trade throughout the Pax Romana?
Historians consider the denarius greatly important to the economy of the Roman Empire. What
evidence from the text can be used to support that claim?
What negative effect the expanding economy of the Roman Empire have on the social class?