The Age of Augustus (Imperial Rome)

A Vast and Powerful Empire Octavian the adopted son of Julius Caesar accepts the title Augustus (exalted one) During his rule, Rome reaches its peak in power and reaches a time of great peace From 27 B.C. to 180 A.D there will be a period of 207 years of peace called the Pax Romana

Economy during Pax Romana Agriculture is the most important industry of the Roman empire Whole empire used uniform silver coin called a denarius which made trade easier Had a huge network of roads that connected all the way to Persia and Russia Created prosperity and stability

Government of Pax Romana Augustus was a great emperor who: stabilized the frontier glorified Rome with splendid public buildings Set up a civil service A civil service paid workers from the Plebeian class to: Manage grain supply Collect taxes Manage a postal system Government was very stable

Emperor Succession Peace and prosperity depended on orderly transfer of power There was no written law for how to transfer the emperor’s power when he died Five good emperors solved this problem only for a little time.

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