1. Ch 8 sec 4-2

2. Titus and Domian Sons of Vespasian each rule Titus-Vesuvius and fire in Rome

3. 5 Good Rulers Nerva Trajan Hadrian Antoninus Pius Marcus Aurelius

4. Prosperity Provide a century of prosperity Improved life Easier to read laws Help orphans Money to raise and educate children Built arches, monument, bridges, roads and harbors

5. Empire gets large Too large to rule Greatest Empire—spoke different languages and had different customs, united by Roman Law Generous w/ Roman citizenship Agriculture important kept people fed and make money

6. Ostia Lively place Goods come in from around the world Good road systems to help Navy rids Mediterranean of Pirates Standard Currency, Weight and Measure system Rich get richer—poor get poorer