1. Empire! The First Emperors
Agenda
Second Triumvirate - review
Augustus
Pax Romana

2. The Second Triumvirate
Who?
Events?

3. The First Emperor Who? How did he avoid Julius Caesar’s fate? Titles?
Accomplishments?

4. Augustus- the first Emperor
31 BCE. to 14 CE.
Senate votes to change Octavian’s name to “Augustus” (great one)
He called himself “princep” (first citizen)- but Senate called him “imperator” (commander) which evolved into “Emperor”
First focus was expansion: new land = new wealth. Expanded in all directions

5. The Empire under Augustus

6. Pax Romana What is it? Why is it called the Pax Romana?
Who are the Main Characters?
4 Groups of Emperors

7. The Pax Romana
Empire was becoming overstretched. Augustus declared a period of “Roman Peace”
27 BCE -180 CE - there will be no large scale wars- the longest period of peace for one civilization EVER.
Not a complete stop- still added bits here and there (like England)
Important because it allows them to focus on organizing and developing INSIDE the empire. Golden age of Roman civilization

8. Other Emperors
To Honor Julius- all Emperors take the title “Caesar” First few are from bloodline of Julius/Augustus’ - (Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero) but that didn’t work well
No rules to who can become emperor. Current emperor can name ANYONE as his successor.
Five Good emperors 96 CE -180 CE (Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius, Marcus Aurelius) are considered to be the best.

9. Other Emperors of Caesar’s line

10. The five good emperors