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The Age of Augustus (Imperial Rome)

The Age of Augustus (Imperial Rome). Octavian the adopted son of Julius Caesar accepts the title Augustus (exalted on e) During his rule, Rome reaches its peak in power and reaches a time of gre at peace

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The Age of Augustus (Imperial Rome)

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  1. The Age of Augustus(Imperial Rome)

  2. Octavian the adopted son of Julius Caesar accepts the title Augustus (exalted one) During his rule, Rome reaches its peak in power and reaches a time of great peace From 27 B.C. to 180 A.D there will be a period of 207 years of peace called the PaxRomana A Vast and Powerful Empire

  3. Economy during Pax Romana • Agriculture is the most important industry of the Roman empire • Whole empire used uniform silver coin called a denarius which made trade easier • Had a huge network of roads that connected all the way to Persia and Russia • Created prosperity and stability

  4. Government of Pax Romana • Augustus was a great emperor who: • stabilized the frontier • glorified Rome with splendid public buildings • Set up a civilservice • A civil service paid workers from the Plebeian class to: • Manage grain supply • Collect taxes • Manage a postal system • Government was very stable

  5. Emperor Succession • Peace and prosperity depended on orderly transfer of power • There was no written law for how to transfer the emperor’s power when he died • Five good emperors solved this problem only for a little time.

  6. Pictures Cited • Slide 1 - http://pages.interlog.com/~gilgames/imagrom/empire.jpg • Slide 2 –http://z.about.com/d/ancienthistory/1/7/p/L/2/Augustus.jpg • Slide 3 – http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/augtibdrusus_denarius.jpg • Slide 4 – http://z.about.com/d/goeurope/1/0/x/o/1/vienne-roman-road.jpg • Slide 5 – http://www.freefoto.com/images/31/18/31_18_54---Statue-of-the-Roman-Emperor-Trajan--London--England_web.jpg

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