PAX ROMANA

A time period of 200 Years of

Peace and Stability in Rome

The first Emperor of Rome was Augustus

• He started to use the civil service

system, centralized government and

led Rome to a golden age

ROMAN REPUBLIC VS. ROMAN REPUBLIC VS. ROMAN EMPIREROMAN EMPIRE

The empire grew rapidly as they The empire grew rapidly as they started to trade and conquer landstarted to trade and conquer land

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Roman Empire begins to practice imperialismRoman Empire begins to practice imperialism

IMPERIALISM – when one country totally dominates IMPERIALISM – when one country totally dominates

another country’s politics, economics, and cultureanother country’s politics, economics, and culture

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Roman Empire owed much of its success to an advanced Roman Empire owed much of its success to an advanced

system of roadssystem of roads

The roads made it easy to trade and move the armies aroundThe roads made it easy to trade and move the armies around

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Rome was influenced by GreeksRome was influenced by Greeks

- Like Alexander the Great, Rome spread Greek culture.Like Alexander the Great, Rome spread Greek culture.

Greek Sculpture Roman Greek Sculpture Roman

SculptureSculpture

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GREEK ARCHITECTURE ROMAN GREEK ARCHITECTURE ROMAN ARCHITECTUREARCHITECTURE

AqueductsAqueducts

Aqueducts were used to bring water Aqueducts were used to bring water from the mountains into the cityfrom the mountains into the city

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The Romans were skilled engineers who built The Romans were skilled engineers who built

structures like the Pantheon, Coliseum, and Aqueducts.structures like the Pantheon, Coliseum, and Aqueducts.

PantheonPantheon

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ColiseumColiseum

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Romans flourished in literature through the Romans flourished in literature through the

works of Virgil, Livy, and Tacitusworks of Virgil, Livy, and Tacitus

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Rome’s biggest contribution may have been its legal systemRome’s biggest contribution may have been its legal system

Innocent Until Proven GuiltyInnocent Until Proven Guilty

Trial by JuryTrial by Jury

Basis for Roman Law was Law of the Twelve TablesBasis for Roman Law was Law of the Twelve Tables

TWO TYPES OF ROMAN LAWTWO TYPES OF ROMAN LAW

CIVIL LAWCIVIL LAW

- Applied to Roman Citizens Applied to Roman Citizens

LAW OF NATIONS – LAW OF NATIONS –

applied to conquered peopleapplied to conquered people

Different Perspectives of Pax Different Perspectives of Pax RomanaRomana

“You, Roman, remember-these are your arts: To rule nations, and to impose the ways of peace, To spare the humble and to war down the proud.” Livy

“ Robbers of the world, having by their universal plunder exhausted the land, they rifle the deep. If the enemy be rich, they are rapacious; if he be poor, they lust for dominion; neither the east nor the west has been able to satisfy them. Alone among men they covet with equal eagerness poverty and riches. To robbery, slaughter, plunder, they give the lying name of empire; they make a solitude and call it peace.” Tacitus

CLOSURECLOSURE 1. Define the term Pax Romana1. Define the term Pax Romana

2. Explain the term realism when talking about 2. Explain the term realism when talking about

sculpturesculpture

3. Explain what kind of things happen during a golden 3. Explain what kind of things happen during a golden

ageage

4. What was Rome's biggest contribution and why4. What was Rome's biggest contribution and why