2. Antony & Octavian
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After the death of Caesar, two men emerge as political leaders
Marc Antony &
Octavian, Caesar’s adopted son
Their first priority was…
to find the killers of Caesar

3. Antony & Octavian
The Senators who stabbed Caesar thought they would be heroes, but they were mistaken.
Riots broke out after Caesar was assassinated
because Caesar was extremely well liked.
The assassins and their allies were forced to flee for their lives.
An army was sent out after the assassins

4. Antony & Octavian
42 BC
The army led by Antony & Octavian defeated Caesar’s killers and their allies at Philippi in Greece
The assassins who survived the battle killed themselves shortly thereafter

5. Antony & Octavian How does Octavian become sole ruler?
1. In 40 BC who does Antony marry?
2. Eight years later who does Antony divorce?
3. and why?
4. Who was offended by the divorce & why?
5. What happened at the battle of Actium?
6. What was the result of the battle?

6. was considered to be a time of general peace known as the Pax Romana
Octavian
What was the Pax Romana?
The 200 year period that began when Octavian took control of the Roman Empire
was considered to be a time of general peace known as the Pax Romana

7. What were Rome’s best Accomplishments?
Science
Studied the stars and produced a new calendar
The month of July named after
Julius Caesar
The month of August named after
Augustus
Galen, a great surgeon studied the heart and identified arteries and veins

8. Lime mixed with volcanic ash and rock Built Roads in layers
Accomplishments
Engineering
New form of cement:
Lime mixed with volcanic ash and rock
Built Roads in layers
First to use the Arch
Vaults:
A series of Arches to create a huge open area
Sophisticated Aqueduct system, raised channels, that carried water from the mountains into their cities

9. Copied columns and use of marble from
Accomplishments
Architecture
Copied columns and use of marble from
The Dome
Engineering & Architecture at its finest
Building the Pantheon in Rome
Engineering an Empire
7 Wonders of Ancient Rome
the Greeks
Art
Mosaics
Paintings/Frescoes Painting on plaster
Statues

10. Wrote Epic stories about Rome: The Aeneid Ovid Poems and Mythology
Accomplishments
Literature
Virgil
Wrote Epic stories about Rome:
The Aeneid
Ovid
Poems and Mythology
Works by Historians, speeches, and dramas still read and watched today
Language: Latin evolved into many variations known as Romance Languages;
Italian, French, Spanish,
Portuguese, & Romanian

11. Developed legal system based on a code of written laws
Accomplishments
Law
Developed legal system based on a code of written laws
Known as
Civil Law,
system that allows individuals to bring lawsuits against wrongdoers.

12. "I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.“
Accomplishments
"I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.“
Octavian
Write a Sonnet that reflects your understanding of the above quote

13. Sonnet: 14 line poem with 10 syllables in each line
_____ / _____ / _____ / _____ / _____ D
_____ / _____ / _____ / _____ / _____ E
_____ / _____ / _____ / _____ / _____ F
_____ / _____ / _____ / _____ / _____ G
Every other line rhymes, but the last two rhyme with each other
Words should be 1 or 2 Syllables
Sonnet must be about Octavian’s quote:
"I found Rome
 a city of bricks and
left it a city of marble.“

14. Under Augustus the Roman Empire Expanded greatly in territory and power
Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire - Episode 4: The Forest of Death (Episode 4)