1. Roman Empire and Roman Peace

2. Do Now (U4D8) 12/9/2013 Write your Answer on an index card Question: Why did Roman Senators conspire and kill Julius Caesar? Homework: Compete Roman Emperor Chart and Reading

3. Pivotal Question 1 What occurred directly after Julius Caesar’s assassination in 44 BCE?

4. Civil War Rome plunged into civil war after Julius Caesar’s death Octavian AugustusMark Antony

5. Second Triumvirate Octavian, Antony, and Marcus Lepidus in 43 BCE Lepidus expelled in 36 BCE Octavian influenced the west Mark Antony influenced the East

7. Mark Antony and Cleopatra Antony met Queen Cleopatra in 41 BC Began having an affair Antony’s wife, Fulvia, was jealous Began a civil war with Octavian Fulvia dies of illness in 40 BC Antony and Octavian reconcile Antony marries Octavian’s sister to demonstrate their friendship

8. Antony and Octavian Friendship is destroyed in 32 BCE Antony has lived in Egypt with Cleopatra Fathers children with Cleopatra Octavian turns public opinion against him

9. Pivotal Question 2 How did Octavian turn public opinion against Mark Antony?

10. Octavian becomes Augustus Senate gave Octavian the title of Augustus, or exalted one Careful not to use the word—king Romans hated “kings” since Etruscan times Octavian exercised absolute power Augustus ruled as emperor from 31 BCE to 14 CE

11. A Stable Government Under Augustus Left the Senate in place Created a civil service open to all citizens Cemented the allegiance of cities and provinces to Rome by allowing them a large measure of self government Augustus order a census, or population count Set up a postal service and issued new coins to make trade easier

12. What are the achievements of other Roman Emperors during the Pax Romana?

13. What is the Pax Romana Pax Romana: Means Roman Peace Aa state of comparative tranquility throughout the Mediterranean world from the reign of Augustus (27 BCE–14 CE) to that of Marcus Aurelius (CE 161–180). The empire protected and governed individual provinces, permitting each to make and administer its own laws while accepting Roman taxation and military control.