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Chapter 7 Sec. 3.2 Rule of Caesar Increased Senate to 900 members Many Senators fearing his popularity formed a conspiracy Two where his friends: Cassius and Marcus Brutus Ides of March kill him in the Senate 2nd triumvirate Octavian (Caesar’s Nephew) 19 years old Marc Antony took control of Rome Octavian, Antony, Lepidus Soon it was Antony and Octavian Cont. Antony: East and Octavian: West Octavian declared war on Antony/Cleopatra and won Antony/Cleopatra committed suicide Octavian Didn’t present himself as a king First citizen Senate gave him the name Augustus: 1st Roman Emperor Empire: from Spain to Syria and from Egypt to Danube River Reign of Augustus (Pax Romana) Roman peace Pax Romana Emperors Next 54 years of relatives of Caesar (JulioClaudian Emperors) Army Emperors 68-69 AD Flavian Emperors 69-96 AD Five Good Emperors 96-180 AD The emperor also had a passion for gladiatorial combat, which he took so far as to take to the arena himself, dressed as a gladiator. The Romans found Commodus' naked gladiatorial combats to be scandalous and disgraceful. It was rumoured that he was actually the son, not of Marcus, but of a gladiator whom his mother Faustina had taken as a lover Commodus raised the ire of many military officials in Rome for his Hercules persona in the arena. Often, wounded soldiers and amputees would be placed in the arena for Commodus to slay with a sword