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Life in Ancient RomeLife in Ancient Rome
1-11-1
Pax RomanaPax Romana
Augustus and his Augustus and his successors take successors take the empire to its the empire to its peakpeak
AugustusAugustus Professional ArmyProfessional Army Praetorian GuardPraetorian Guard ExpandedExpanded Rebuilt RomeRebuilt Rome Imported grain Imported grain
from Africa for the from Africa for the poorpoor
Appointed Appointed proconsulproconsul
Reformed laws and Reformed laws and taxestaxes
After AugustusAfter AugustusJulio ClaudianJulio Claudian
Tiberius- trained by Tiberius- trained by AugustusAugustus
Caligula- Blood thirstyCaligula- Blood thirsty Claudius- betterClaudius- better
Nero- insaneNero- insane
VespasianVespasian
Regained control Regained control after Neroafter Nero
Built ColosseumBuilt Colosseum Defeated the Defeated the
Jews in Jews in Palestine- Palestine- destroyed the destroyed the Jewish TempleJewish Temple
Unified EmpireUnified Empire
Five “Good EmperorsFive “Good Emperors
NervaNerva
Brought a peaceful transitionBrought a peaceful transition
TrajanTrajan
Expanded the empire to its greatest sizeExpanded the empire to its greatest size
HadrianHadrian
Stopped the expansionStopped the expansion
Antoninus PiusAntoninus Pius
Brought peaceBrought peace
Part of the Roman Amphitheatre in Amman, Jordan, built during the reign of Antonius Pius (138-161 CE). The Theatre is cut into the side of a hill (that once served as a necropolis) and could seat approximately 6000 spectators. (1972)
Marcus AureliusMarcus Aurelius
Last of the 5 good emperorsLast of the 5 good emperors Reformed laws for average citizens and Reformed laws for average citizens and
womenwomen Referred to as “the wise”Referred to as “the wise”
Roman ArtRoman Art
Greek style Greek style statues- more statues- more realisticrealistic
Greek columnsGreek columns CollonadesCollonades ArchesArches DomesDomes VaultVault ConcreteConcrete
Roman LiteratureRoman Literature Virgil write the Aeneid- Virgil write the Aeneid-
adventures of the adventures of the Trojan PrinceTrojan Prince
Horace- satires, odesaHorace- satires, odesa Livy- History of RomeLivy- History of Rome Tacitus- wrote darker Tacitus- wrote darker
history of Romehistory of Rome Latin- influenced Latin- influenced
language and became language and became the basis for modern the basis for modern languageslanguages
Horace
Science and EngineeringScience and Engineering Galen- studied Galen- studied
anatomyanatomy Ptolemy- studied Ptolemy- studied
and mapped and mapped stars, planet stars, planet movements, movements, maps were used maps were used by individuals like by individuals like ColumbusColumbus
Roman RoadsRoman Roads Roman Roman
aqueductsaqueducts
Ptolemy MapsPtolemy Maps
Planets
Roman RoadsRoman Roads
Roman AqueductsRoman Aqueducts
Religion and PhilosophyReligion and Philosophy Spirits lived in natural Spirits lived in natural
thingsthings Prayed and offered Prayed and offered
foodfood Christians were Christians were
persecute by Romanspersecute by Romans Stoicism- encouraged Stoicism- encouraged
Romans to live in a Romans to live in a practical waypractical way
Seneca taught this to Seneca taught this to Trajan and Marcus Trajan and Marcus Aurelius- also worked Aurelius- also worked with Nero- write nine with Nero- write nine plays all tragediesplays all tragedies