1. A New Kind of Monarch
Orion Dinh

2. Vocab Words Octavian Princeps Principate Augustus Vigiles Augustales
Palace
Caput Mundi
Horlogium
Auxiliaries
Immunes

3. The New King Octavian defeated Marc Antony at Actium.
He was the sole ruler of Rome at age 32
He closed the doors to the temple of Janus to symbolize the end of Civil war.

4. The First Citizen of Rome
Octavian convinced the Senate into the idea he had restored the republic
He was called Princeps (The First Citizen) of Rome
Principate is the government he had created
Octavian’s Powers
Right to speak first
Powerful Veto
Control over Government
Pretended to not be ambitious for power
Became known as Caesar Augustus, or simply Augustus (“the illustrious one”)

5. First Citizen of Rome cont.
Accomplishments
Reorganized the mess into a Bureaucracy
Civil Service
Attempted to promote marriage (failed)
System of Tax
Vigiles - Police force and Fire Brigade
Augustus eliminated the network of Bribery and Corruption( Taxes)
Service for the unhappy
System of Law
Priests called Augustales
Ruled 41 years
Praised

6. A City of Marble Known as Caput Mundi(Capital of the World)
Eight Square Miles
Augustus Improved Rome
Restored Buildings from Civil War
Temples Restored and Created
Palace comes from the Palatine Residence for the Emperors
Horlogium

7. Military Reforms Praetorian Guards Auxilium-Auxiliary
Many types of men
Specialists
Quintilius Varus
Immunes, people who are dismissed from their regular duties

8. Ch 9 Questions
1. How did Augustus become emperor without anyone realizing it? 2. What improvements did Augustus make to Rome?
3. How did Augustus improve the governing of Rome?
4. What were the Praetorian Guards?
5. How did Augustus reorganize the army?
6. What did Augustus want back from Varus?

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