Ancient Rome: Pax Romana
“Greece has conquered her rude conqueror!”
Republic & Empire Quiz
Augustus, consul, Assembly, Plebeian, Julius Caesar, Senate, Mark Antony, Patrician,
Octavian
 1. I am the most powerful
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branch in the Roman
Republic.
2. I act as a president,
however, I rule for 1 year.
3. I am a branch elected by
the Plebeians.
4. I am a rich, landowning
citizen who can trace their
ancestry back to the founding
of Rome.
5. I am a commoner who
may farm or have a skill.
 6. I was a general and
dictator who wanted to rule
Rome.
 7. I fought Octavian for
power of Rome…and lost.
 8. I was the first Roman
Emperor who brought peace
to the empire.
 9. My name means
“important position”.
Directions
 1. Title your next clean page – Augustus and the Pax
Romana.
 2. Write this question down – How did the Augustan Age, or
Pax Romana, improve the Roman Empire?
Caesar Augustus
 By 27 BCE, Octavian became
more powerful than Julius
Caesar.
 Octavian kept the Senate
happy by working with them.
 He changed his name to
“Augustus” – meaning exalted
one, or powerful position.
 Although Rome still had
representatives, power rested
the hands of an emperor, who
took the title “Caesar”, in
honor of Julius Caesar.
*Augustus ruled the Roman
Empire for more than 40 years –
known as the Augustan Age.
Rome Under Augustus
*During this time, the empire
continued to expand and protect
its land.
*As Rome’s population grew, its
army also expanded in size and
strength. Under the leaderships
of ambitious generals, Rome’s
highly trained soldiers set out to
conquer new territories one by
one.
*Rome now controlled all the
land around the Mediterranean
and into western Europe and
Britain.
The PPAsxAugustan Age
 Architects and engineers built
new public buildings, baths,
arenas, temples, theaters,
aqueducts, and lighthouses.
 Augustus succeeded in bringing
peace and wise leadership to
Rome and her conquered lands
or provinces. Locals customs
were not changed making
Roman domination less painful.
Bath, Spa, Gymnasium
Ampitheater – the Coloseum
Temples for worship
Theaters for comedies and tragedies
Aquaducts for fresh water
Lighthouses for safe transportation
Roman Roads
 To bring new treasures home – and
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to keep control over the empire –
Rome built a communications
network of roads and ships.
Throughout the empire trade
increased: olive oil, wine, pottery,
marble, grain, glass, horses.
Many roads still exist and are in use
today!!
ol over the empire – Rome built a
communications network of roads
and ships.
Throughout the empire trade
increased: olive oil, wine, pottery,
marble, grain, glass, horses.
Virgil’s Aeneid
 Literature
became
focus
Literature
became
a focusawith
the epic poem the
Aeneid by Virgil - about the founding of Rome.
with the epic poem the
Aeneid by Virgil - about
the founding of Rome.
Conclusion
 For the next 200 years (27 BCE to 185 AD) – emperors
continued these policies. These were good times for
citizens of Rome. They came to be known as the “Pax
Romana” or Roman Peace.
Discussion
How did the Augustan
Age, or Pax Romana,
improve the Roman
Empire?