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THE ROMAN EMPIRE AUGUSTUS CAESAR – THE FIRST EMPEROR Following an emotional eulogy given by Julius Caesar’s second-in-command, ____________, at Caesar’s funeral, Brutus, Cassius, and the other conspirators were run out of the city by angry rioting mob. Meanwhile, when Caesar’s will was read, it named his 18 year old nephew ____________ as his legal heir. Though realistically the two were rivals for power, Antony and Octavian decided to _____________ to hunt down and defeat Caesar’s assassins. Together, they pursued Brutus and Cassius (the last remaining conspirators) to Greece and scored a decisive military victory at ______________________ in 42 BC Following the battle, Brutus and Cassius __________________, leaving Octavian and Antony as masters of the Roman world. Octavian and Antony _____________________________ between them, with Octavian ruling the _______ and Antony taking the ________ Ruling the East from Alexandria, Egypt, it was at this time that Antony became romantically involved with the Egyptian Queen _________________ (who also happened to be Caesar’s former lover) But the Roman world was not big enough for both Octavian and Antony. Their rivalry would resurface and the two would ___________ in 31 BC. Octavian’s forces ________________ those of Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of _________ in 31 BC. Less than a year later, in 30 BC, both Antony and Cleopatra ___________________. Octavian was now the undisputed master of Rome. With his position solidified, Octavian now set out to end Rome’s century of civil war by consolidating all power in _______________. The Senate, filled with the supporters of Octavian, appointed him __________, ___________, and commander in chief of the ___________ for life. Rome’s armies would now be paid by the government, and the soldiers would swear allegiance to ______________, rather than their generals. Additionally, Octavian was appointed as the ‘_____________________,’ or chief priest of the Roman religion He was then granted the title ________________, which means ‘majestic one.’ In spite of all this, Octavian attempted to maintain the trappings of the ________________. Nonetheless, this marks the beginning of the Roman Empire with Augustus as Rome's first official _______________. Augustus (Octavian) ruled as emperor from ________________________. During his reign, he made many changes and reforms to Rome and the Empire. For example, taking power from the Senate he personally vetted and appointed all ____________, and held them accountable by personally inspecting them. Additionally, he replaced the publicans with paid government employees to be tax collectors. These changes ensured that the provinces would be run smoothly and generally free of corruption. THE RULE OF THE CAESARS During his 40+ years as emperor, Augustus proved to be a _______________________________________ who expanded the borders of the empire while increasing its strength and stability He is perhaps the best and most popular of all Rome’s emperors. However, for all of his successes, his biggest failure was that he hand-picked his own successor and never created a process for _______________________________________. This would be a problem, because after his death in 14 AD, the men who hold the incredibly powerful position he created would be of very _____________ (Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero) After the death of Nero, Rome was governed by a series of emperors known as the ‘__________________’ (Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninius Pius, and Marcus Aurelius) They were known for their skills as ______________ and their support for large building projects. Under their leadership, the Roman Empire grew to its ________________ and experienced its greatest ______________________. THE PAX ROMANA From the time that Augustus (Octavian) came to power in 31BC until about 180AD, the Roman world enjoyed a prolonged period of _____________________. This 200+ year period of peace and prosperity is referred to as the _________________ Pax Romana is Latin for ‘____________________’ This time period was so stable, peaceful, and economically prosperous for the Roman world that a number of historians view the Pax Romana to be the ________________________________, outside of our modern age. But one unintended long-term consequence would develop out of the Pax Romana Because conditions were relatively peaceful for such a long period of time, Augustus and the future emperors of this period would continuously _____________ the number of ______________ in the military. Thus, as Rome’s territory continued to grow in size, there would not be enough troops to ______________________________________. As a result, _____________ by people from outside the empire would become more and more frequent. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: AUGUSTUS CAESAR – THE FIRST EMPEROR: How did Julius Caesar’s nephew Octavian become Augustus, Rome’s first true emperor? THE RULE OF THE CAESARS: Who were the other ‘Julio-Claudian’ emperors who ruled after Augustus, and what was the empire like under their rule? Who were the so called ‘Good Emperors,’ and what characterized their reign over the empire? THE PAX ROMANA: What was the ‘Pax Romana?’ What is it like to live in the Roman world during this time?