1. The Roman Empire CHAPTER 8 SECTION 2

2.  Province  Colosseum  Aqueduct  Polytheism  Arch VOCABULARY

3.  “others…will do better at making breathing figures out of metal or giving lumps of marble living faces; they will be better orators, better astronomers; but you, roman, remember, you are to rule the nations of the world: your arts will be to bring the ways of peace, be merciful to the defeated and smash the proud completely.” VIRGIL AND THE AENEID

4. Augustine as an Emperor  Gained more territory  From Britain to Egypt  Controlled Mediterranean  Mare nostrum “our sea” RULING THE EMPIRE

5.  Intelligent  At first Ignored the Senate and its laws  After Caesar’s death – share power with senate  Roman’s gave Augustus as much power as he wanted. THE POWER OF AUGUSTUS

6.  Most conquered people remain free.  Divided empire into provinces, 1 city in each served as capital  Didn’t force way of life on conquered people GOVERNING CONQUERED PEOPLES

7.  Locals ran government  Rome wanted people to buy goods, and use natural resources  Many adopted Roman ways  Latin, Gods. GOVERNING CONQUERED PEOPLE CONT..

8. Caligula  Saw himself as a god  Insane, cruel, unfair  Hated by Romans Nero  Murdered half brother  Hated by Romans THE FIVE “ GOOD EMPERORS”

9. Hadrian  Built a good government  Laws protect women, children, slaves  Traveled throughout empire  Great wall to be build  Reorganized army  Defend home provinces THE FIVE “GOOD EMPERORS”

10. Marcus Aurelius  Gave his son Commodus rule  Ruled with great brutality  Ended age of peace/prosperity THE FIVE “GOOD EMPERORS”

11. Religion  Jupiter – Zeus  Minerva – athena  Heracles – Hercules  Similar gods/goddesses as Greeks THE GREEK INFLUENCE ON ROME

12. Building on Ideas  Valued learning  Truth through reason  Mathematics, philosophy, astronomy. GREEK INFLUENCE ON ROME

13. The Roman style  Heavier, stronger than Greek  Arch’s – we owe it to the Greeks  Concrete  Mix of stone, sand, sement, water  Could build taller, stronger buildings ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

14. The Colosseum  50,000 spectators  Could be flooded for naval battles in real boats  Elevators  Carried animals to the arena ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

15. Roads and aqueducts  Roads all over empire  “All roads lead to Rome”  Military maintained control of empire  Trade  Aqueducts carry water from countryside to cities  Some still used today ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY