1. Life After Caesar: The Age of Augustus
(the leader formerly known as Octavian)
44 BCE – Julius Caesar assassinated
43 BCE – Second triumvirate formed (Octavian, Lepidus, Marc Antony); Pompey’s son also given some responsibility
43-30 BCE – power struggle/civil war; eventually all but Octavian are dead or exiled
30 BCE – civil war ends and Octavian begins to rule
Life

2. 27 BCE – Octavian formally returns control of the Senate to the Republic and the Roman people
Senate is so thrilled that they gave him the semi-divine name “Augustus”
Augustus also redistributed the provinces but kep the largest chunk of land and Egypt for his own rule
23 – 12 BCE – gave himself more power (tried to bridge the rights of ordinary Romans and the aristocratic, senatorial control of the late Republic
Life After Caesar: The Age of Augustus
(the leader formerly known as Octavian)
27 BCE – Octavian formally returns control of the Senate to the Republic and the Roman people
Senate is so thrilled that they gave him the semi-divine name “Augustus”
Augustus also redistributed the provinces but kep the largest chunk of land and Egypt for his own rule
23 – 12 BCE – gave himself more power (tried to bridge the rights of ordinary Romans and the aristocratic, senatorial control of the late Republic

3. Rebuilt 82 temples and created many new public facilities
Made use of the Roman religious gods and beliefs to create a semi-divine image of himself
Referred to himself as “Princeps” – first among equals- and worked hard to avoid tensions amongst the Romans
Rebuilt 82 temples and created many new public facilities
Arts flourished- wall paintings, mosaics, sculptures, beautiful buildings, etc.
Literature was a key part of the arts and much was written under Augustus (ex. Legends written as poems by the poet Virgil told of Rome’s heroic past)
Life After Caesar: The Age of Augustus
(the leader formerly known as Octavian)
Made use of the Roman religious gods and beliefs to create a semi-divine image of himself
Referred to himself as “Princeps” – first among equals- and worked hard to avoid tensions amongts the Romans
Rebuilt 82 temples and created many new public facilities
Arts flourished- wall paintings, mosaics, sculptures, beautiful buildings, etc.
Literature was a key part of the arts and much was written under Augustus (ex. Legends written as poems by the poet Virgil told of Rome’s heroic past)

4. Created a permanent police force and a squad of paid firefighters
altered Roman civil service to make serving Rome more attractive (including the army)
Created a permanent police force and a squad of paid firefighters
14 CE – Augustus died
His long reign had given Romans much needed peace and stability…and it’s first Emperor
His immediate successor was Tiberius
Life After Caesar: The Age of Augustus
(the leader formerly known as Octavian)
Re-structured Roman civil service to make serving Rome more attractive (including the army)
Created a permanent police force and a squad of paid firefighters
14 CE – Augustus died
His long reign had given Romans much needed peace and stability…and it’s first Emperor
His immediate successor was Tiberius
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