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The Early Roman Empire. Journey Across Time Chapter 8 Section 4. Augustus. By expanding the Roman Empire and reorganizing the military and government, Augustus created a new era of prosperity, starting ca 27 BC. Military. Augustus built a permanent, professional army of about - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Early Roman Empire
Journey Across Time
Chapter 8 Section 4
Augustus By expanding the Roman Empire and reorganizing the military and government, Augustus created a new era of prosperity, starting ca 27 BC.
Military Augustus built a permanent,
professional army of about150,000 men (all Roman Citizens)
Created Praetorian Guard consisting of 9,000 men in charge of guarding emperor
Legions conquered new land incl. Spain, Gaul, and what is today known as Hungary, Austria, Romania, and Bulgaria
Rome Art flourished:
Augustus rebuilt Romewith palaces, fountains, and splendid public buildings
“I found Rome a city of brick, and left it a city of marble,” he boasted
Imported grain from Africa to feed the poor Created the first fire department
Government Huge population (over 50 million people),
so appointed a proconsul/governor to each province, replacing the previous senate
Reformed tax system, making it more fair Reformed the legal system, creating a set
of laws for those not yet citizens Fed the poor, since knew a well-fed
population was less likely to cause trouble
After Augustus
Augustus died in A.D. 14, after ruling for almost 40 yearsThe next 4 emperors all came from his family
Tiberius 14-37 A.D. Relative and trained by Augustus Ruled competently
Caligula 37-41 A.D. Crazy and cruel! Murdered many and wasted money Even made his favorite horse a consul Eventually killed by Praetorian Guard
Claudius 41-54 A.D. Replaced Caligula Ruled competently
Nero 54-68 A.D. Vicious! Killed mother, two wives Best remembered for having “fiddled while Rome burned” in 64 A.D. Actually a lyre. Committed suicide
Unity and Prosperity
After Nero, Vespasian took the throne and restored peace and order.
Began constructing the Colosseum
Followed by sons, and then the 5 “Good Emperors,” which improved Roman life in man
Rome’s system of roads, aqueducts (a human-made channel for water), ports, and common currency made the empire rich and prosperous
The Good Emperors
Summary
By expanding the Roman Empire and reorganizing
the military and government, Augustus created a new era of
prosperity.
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