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Caesar augustus and imperial rome

Caesar augustus and imperial rome. Week Five. a nce / ence = state or quality of. p ersever _____. e leg ____. r adi ____. What suffix finishes these words?. p ed = foot. pedestrian. pedicure. pedal. Caesar augustus and imperial rome. Week Five. I. The Altar of Augustan Peace.

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Caesar augustus and imperial rome

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  1. Caesar augustus and imperial rome Week Five

  2. ance/ence = state or quality of persever_____ eleg____ radi____ What suffix finishes these words?

  3. ped = foot pedestrian pedicure pedal

  4. Caesar augustus and imperial rome Week Five

  5. I. The Altar of Augustan Peace • In 27 BCE, the Senate decreed that Augustus be honored by the construction of an altar to Pax, the new goddess of peace.

  6. PaxRomanaor Pacification Romana?

  7. II. The Price of Empire, 146-121 A. Winners • Optimates: members of the traditional Roman oligarchy • Equites: the nouveau riche • Tax collectors B. Losers • Slaves • Provincials

  8. Spartacus (1960)

  9. “I am Spartacus”

  10. “I am Spartacus,” Part II

  11. II. The Price of Empire C. Populares • Political leaders who appealed to the masses 1. Tiberius Gracchus • Redistributed land • Undermined the Senate • Assassinated by senators 2. Gaius Gracchus • Younger brother who reintroduced reforms • Extended citizenship • Also assassinated

  12. III. The End of the Republic A. Personal armies • Shifting allegiances B. Civil Wars • Populares (led by Marius) revolt against optimates (led by Sulla) • Optimates under Sulla win • Dictatorship gives way to republican rule after Sulla wearies of butchery, but tensions remain Sulla entering Rome

  13. III. The End of the Republic C. The First Triumvirate • Political infighting leads to an alliance between Pompey, Crassus, and Julius Caesar • Alliance doesn’t hold—Caesar crosses the Rubicon, which initiates a bloody civil war Crossing the Rubicon

  14. mater = mother mother alma mater matrimony

  15. manu = hand manufacture manual labor manuscript

  16. Exam next Monday • Bring a blue book • 25% of final grade • Format • 5 identifications (who, what, where, when, and significance) • One essay • Sample themes • Conceptions of freedom in the ancient world

  17. Battle of Marathon • The Battle of Marathon took place in the fifth century BCE in ancient Greece. A vast Persian army threatened Sparta, Athens, Corinth, and other Greek poleis. The Greeks, underarmed and outnumbered, defeated the Persians at Marathon. This battle was significant because it convinced Athenians of the invincibility of their fighting strategy (the hoplite phalanx), the superiority of their culture, and the efficiency of democratic government as instituted by Cleisthenes.

  18. The Career of Julius Caesar

  19. III. The End of the Republic D. The Second Triumvirate • Julius Caesar introduces democratic reform, but then declares himself perpetual dictator • Assassination on the Ides of March • Second alliance between Mark Antony, Ledipus, and Octavian • Octavian emerges Octavian

  20. Julius Caesar (1953)

  21. IV. The Augustan Age and PaxRomana A. Caesar Augustus • An unexpected leader • Rise to power: instinct for power and publicity; determination; and had the right name • Absolute rule: Granted by the Senate in 27 BCE; any remnant of republican rule was a sham

  22. IV. The Augustan Age and PaxRomana B. The Empire Renewed 1. Senate • Subordinated to Caesar’s interests • “Men fit for slaves!” 2. Equites • Expanded ranks of wealth businessmen • More room for upward mobility 3. Citizens • Treated veterans well • Placated the poor with food and entertainment

  23. Ben-Hurchariot race

  24. IV. The Augustan Age and PaxRomana 4. Divine Augustus • Restoration of religion and traditional values • Emperor worship 5. Poetry and patronage • Horace and Virgil • The Aeneid(19 BCE) 6. Geographical expansion • From Europe to Africa to Judea Aeneas’ journey

  25. hydro/aqua = water aquarium hydroplane hydroelectric

  26. cur = run cursive curriculum current

  27. Dido and Aeneas (early 1700s)

  28. B. After Augustus • Death • “Have I played the part well? Then applaud as I exit.” • “Behold, I found Rome of clay, and leave her to you as marble.” • Succession • Tiberius • Caligula • Claudius • Nero • Expansion of boundaries Tile mosaic of Christian persecution under Nero

  29. The Roman Empire to 117 C.E.

  30. Epilogue • Augustan peace vs. the peace of Christ

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