AIM: Who influenced Roman society to make it the envy of the Ancient World? Do Now: Define the following terms in your notebook: * Roman Republic * Twelve Tables * Augustus * Pax Romana Mr. Ott – BETA
Octavian Augustus: Rome’s First Emperor
The First Roman Dynasty
Pax Romana : 27 BCE – 180 CE
The Greatest Extent of the Roman Empire
The Rise of Christianity
The Spread of Christianity
Imperial Roman Road System
Caligula Mentally disturbedMentally disturbed Assassinated after short brutal reignAssassinated after short brutal reign
Nero Good administrator but viciousGood administrator but vicious Murdered manyMurdered many Persecuted ChristiansPersecuted Christians Committed suicideCommitted suicide The Aula Ottagona (Octagonal room) of Nero's Domus Aurea in Rome. Frescoed grotteschi ("grotesques") in Nero's Domus Aurea.
Hadrian Consolidated earlier conquestsConsolidated earlier conquests Reorganized the bureaucracyReorganized the bureaucracy Great Builder (Pantheon, Hadrian’s Wall, Tivoli Complex)Great Builder (Pantheon, Hadrian’s Wall, Tivoli Complex) Britannia (Britain)
Marcus Aurelius Brought empire to height of economic prosperityBrought empire to height of economic prosperity Defeated invadersDefeated invaders Wrote philosophyWrote philosophy
Gladiators Condemned criminalsCondemned criminals Prisoners of warPrisoners of war SlavesSlaves Free menFree men
The Empire in Crisis: 3c
The Legacy of Rome Republican Government Roman Law Latin Language Roman Catholic Church City Planning Romanesque Architectural Style Roman Engineering Aqueducts Aqueducts Sewage systems Sewage systems Dams Dams Cement Cement Arch Arch