1. Today’s Objectives 1.Understand the Pax Romana using worksheet 2.Understand the birth and spread of Christianity 3.Create 6 square study guide. 4.Take Rome Quiz #3

2. Today’s Objectives 1.Review timeline of Roman History 2.Read, listen and take notes on the Pax Romana. 3.Understand the Pax Romana using worksheet 4.Create 6 square study guide. 5.Take Rome Quiz #3

3. Civil War #3 Mark Anthony Octavian Vs.

4. Octavian Wins Octavian was called Octavian Augustus. He was the first emperor of Rome. He ruled from 27 BC to 14 AD.

5. Now the leader was called the Emperor.

6. Octavian Augustus rule started the “Pax Romana”.

7. “Pax Romana” was a time of peace and Prosperity. (27 A.D. – 180 A.D.) Does that remind you of a time in ancient Greece? How many years was the Pax Romana?

9. During the Pax Romana… The Empire expanded to Gaul, Germany and England.

10. Timeline of Ancient Rome B.C. Date775 B.C.400 B.C.323 B.C.270 B.C.49 B.C. 27 B.C. RomeFounding of Rome Early Republic Punic Wars with Carthage Triumvira te Julius Cesar rises to power Octavius Augustus Pax Romana begins

11. Put these in the correct order 1. Assassination of Julius Caesar 2. Defeat of Marc Anthony 3. Formation of first triumvirate 4. Augustus becomes emperor

13. Pax Romana A period of peace and prosperity the Roman Empire. The empire expanded to Africa, the Middle East and Europe. The Pax Roma was about 207 years of peace 27 B.C. - 180 A.D

14. Great Leader during the Pax Romana Emperor Octavian Augustus Augustus means “exalted one” or “First Citizen”

15. Who was the 1 st Emperor? What does “august” mean?

16. The Pax Romana was a time… when the Roman empire was the largest and most powerful empire in the world.

17. Roman Empire Expanded to Britian

18. The Romans were builders ! Romans borrowed ideas about architecture from the Greeks.

19. They built many public buildings, bridges and aqueducts.

20. Aqueducts brought water into the cities. Bridges crossed rivers.

21. They big public bath houses.

22. The Pantheon It was a temple built for the Roman gods.

23. What was the name of the temple built to the goddess Athena in Athens?

24. They built sports arenas like this one called the Coliseum.

26. They built a HUGE system of roads. These roads are called the Roman Roads. You can still see parts of the Roman road today.

27. The Roman Road connected Rome many places in the Roman Empire: Spain Gaul (France) Great Britain (England) Israel Persia Egypt

28. Roman Road in Italy

29. Roman Road in Egypt.

30. Roman Road in Israel.

31. Roman Road in Persia

32. Roman Road in England…

33. Some roads were used for more than 1,000 years!

34. “All roads lead to Rome!”

36. Why were the roads so important during the Pax Romana?

37. To feed the huge empire, agriculture was the number one priority. The Economy during Pax Romana

38. Money during Pax Romana The whole empire used the same silver coins. Why was one type of currency important during the Pax Romana?

39. There was a civil service system… Workers from the Plebeian class were paid by the government to do some jobs. For example: Manage supplies Collect taxes Manage mail system

40. During the Pax Romana… power transferred from one Emperor to the next peacefully.

41. This is called peaceful Emperor Succession.

42. Name 4 things why the Roman Empire was so strong during the Pax Romana. 1. 2. 3. 4.

43. Who was the first Emperor? How long did the Pax Romana last?

44. Timeline of Ancient Rome B.C. Date775 B.C.400 B.C.323 B.C.270 B.C.49 B.C. 27 B.C. RomeFounding of Rome Early Republic Punic Wars with Carthage Triumvira te Julius Cesar rises to power Octavius Augustus Pax Romana begins

45. Time Line for Ancient Rome A.D. 33 A.D.180 A.D.313 A.D.476 A.D. Birth of JesusJesus killed in Jerusalem Pax Romana ends Constantine Divides Empire in East & West Fall of Rome