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Chapter 34.6
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CHAPTER 34.5 QUESTIONS
ROME BECOMES AN EMPIRE
 Caesar’s
murder plunged
Rome into a period of civil
war that lasted for about 10
years
 When
the fighting ended,
Octavian Caesar, Caesar’s
adopted son, was the person
who controlled the most
power in Rome
OCTAVIAN VS. MARC ANTONY
 To
gain power, Octavian had to
defeat several political rivals in
order to ensure he had the most
power, including Marc Antony,
Julius Caesar’s trusted friend
 Marc
Antony had married
Queen Cleopatra of Egypt and
while they plotted against
Octavian, he defeated them
both in 31 BC and they killed
themselves
OCTAVIAN BECOMES AUGUSTUS
 Octavian
told the people of
Rome he was going to
maintain the republic of
Rome, but this was
completely untrue
 Octavian
was in complete
control of Rome and the
senators gave him the
name “Augustus” which
means “honored”
AUGUSTUS IMPROVES ROME
 Augustus
is known as the first
emperor of Rome, but he was
a man of the people, all 50
million of them
 He
completed construction
projects as well as encouraged
art, literature, and education.
He also gave Rome its first
police force, library, and fire
department
AUGUSTUS EXTENDS THE BORDERS OF THE EMPIRE
 Augustus
extended the borders
of the new Roman empire in all
four major directions:
 Judea
East
and Armenia in the
 The
Rhine and Danube Rivers
in the North
 The
Sahara Desert in the
South
 The
Atlantic Ocean in the
West
UPS AND DOWNS OF ROME UNDER AUGUSTUS
 The
empire required a strong
economy, so the Romans
improved trade routes by building
harbors, canals, and more roads.
They also had a unified form of
money
 Rome
also had its challenges such
as the Praetorian Guard who were
supposed to protect the emperor,
would murder several emperors
after Augustus
PAX ROMANA
 Under
the rule of Rome, the
region of lands around the
Mediterranean Sea entered
a period of time known as
Pax Romana
 The
peace lasted 200 years,
but costed the Romans
soldiers to put down
rebellions
EMPEROR AUGUSTUS
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