1. Octavian

2. The Second Triumvirate
Octavian Mark Antony Lepidus

4. BRAIN POPS
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6. Cleopatra of Egypt

7. O C T A V I A N

8. AUGUSTUS “The revered one” Octavian took on many titles… Princeps
Pater Patriae
Imperator
AUGUSTUS
“The revered one”

9. Emperor Augustus
Supreme ruler of Rome
AUTOCRACY: form of government in which one person holds unlimited power
How did Augustus get away with this?

10. “Old Roman Virtues” Augustus was smart… Changes to Government…
Refused to be crowned emperor
Kept institutions of the Republic, even though he had the final say
Changes to Government…
Talent over birth
Proconsul of each province
Permanent tax collectors
Census
Soldiers’ allegiance

11. The Pax Romana “THE ROMAN PEACE”:
The “PAX ROMANA” was the 200 year period of peace and prosperity for ROME that began during the rule of Augustus.

12. Pax Romana
Trade

13. The safety and security of the Empire
Fulltime professional army 150,000 men
Natural boundries easier to defend
Protection of the Emperor
9000 men to protect him-personal army (Praetorian Guard)
Soldiers swear allegiance to him
Expansion of territory
All of Spain and Gaul came under Roman rule, as did land in what is today Austria, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria.
The city of Rome and its people
Building Projects
Fire Brigade
Police Force
Free Grain for the poor
Rome’s Government
Split the large empire into smaller provinces…each province was governed by a proconsul who answered directly to Augustus
The Roman Tax System
A CENSUS was conducted to get accurate information about Rome’s population.
Tax collectors were made into a well paid, full time job so that they stopped overtaxing the people.
The Roman legal system
Created a new system of laws that applied to both citizens and non-citizens and was STANDARDIZED or made the same throughout the whole empire.

14. Pax Romana
Law