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Make a prediction: What do you think will happen in Rome after the death of Julius Caesar?

Make a prediction: What do you think will happen in Rome after the death of Julius Caesar?. Aim: Who was Octavian “Augustus” Caesar?. Student Read aloud Beginning of the Empire : After Caesar’s death, civil war broke out again and destroyed what was left of the Roman Republic.

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Make a prediction: What do you think will happen in Rome after the death of Julius Caesar?

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  1. Make a prediction: What do you think will happen in Rome after the death of Julius Caesar?

  2. Aim: Who was Octavian “Augustus” Caesar?

  3. Student Read aloud • Beginning of the Empire: After Caesar’s death, civil war broke out again and destroyed what was left of the Roman Republic. • Three of Caesar’s supporters banded together to crush the assassins. • Caesar’s 18-year-old grandnephew and adopted son Octavian (ahk•TAY•vee•uhn) joined with an experienced general named Mark Antony and a powerful politician named Lepidus. • In 43 B.C., they took control of Rome and ruled for ten years as the Second Triumvirate.

  4. Their alliance, however, ended in jealousy and violence. Octavian forced Lepidus to retire. • He and Mark Antony then became rivals. • While leading troops against Rome’s enemies in Anatolia, Mark Antony met Queen Cleopatra of Egypt. • He fell in love with her and followed her to Egypt. • Octavian accused Antony of plotting to rule Rome from Egypt, and another civil war erupted. • Octavian defeated the combined forces of Antony and Cleopatra at the naval battle of Actium in 31 B.C. Later, Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide.

  5. While he restored some aspects of the republic, Octavian became the unchallenged ruler of Rome. • Eventually he accepted the title of Augustus(aw•GUHS•tuhs), or “exalted one.” • He also kept the title imperator,or “supreme military commander,” a term from which emperor is derived. • Rome was now an empire ruled by one man.

  6. Aim: Who was Octavian “Augustus” Caesar?

  7. Aim: Who was Octavian “Augustus” Caesar? Octavian Augustus Caesar was the 18 year old grandnephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar. I- Rise to Power: 1- Joined forces with Marc Antony and Lepidus to form the Second Triumvirate 2- Forces Lepidus to retire’ 3- Defeats forces of Marc Antony 4- Takes control of Rome

  8. Aim: Who was Octavian “Augustus” Caesar? II-Accomplishments of Octavian 1- Stabilized the frontier 2- Public buildings created 3-Set up Civil service, administrative jobs (postal service) 4-Created long lasting government 5- Empire reached from Spain to Mesopotamia, from North Africa to Britain,

  9. Aim: Who was Octavian “Augustus” Caesar? III- Agriculture and Trade 1- most important in Rome 2- 90% of population were farmers 3- coinage used (Denarius) 4- Rome traded with the Mediterranean, China, and India

  10. Group Work: Work together to complete your group passport for Rome.

  11. Group Work: Work together to complete your group passport for Rome.

  12. Summary 1- Who was Octavian “Augustus” Caesar? 2- How did he rise to power? 3-What role did agriculture and trade take in the Roman Empire during his rule? 4-Why is the Paxx Romana? Why is it an important time in Rome’s history?

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