Imperial Rome

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Imperial Rome

• Religion, Society and Slavery

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Pax Romana

• Roman Peace
• Height of Roman Power
• 27 BCE to 180 CE
• Began with Augustus
• Civil servants managed empire

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Government

• Several geographic areas called provinces
• Governors (praetors)
• Senatorial Class
• Equestrian Class
• Citizen as important as wealth

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Conquences of Imperial Expansion

• Introduced extremes of wealth and poverty
• Changed countryside from small farmers to large
  plantations
• Roman nobles wanted fame and personal domination

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Religion

• Polytheism
• many gods
• anger punishment

Christianity one god and his son Jesus peace
forgiveness
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Army

• Legate
• Legion
• Cohort
• Centurion
• Centuries 100 men
• Auxiliaries

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Social Hierarchy

• Emperor
• Patrician classes
• Senators
• Equestrians
• Plebeians
• Slaves Freemen
• Soldiers
• Women

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Family Life

• Paterfamilia
• Materfamilia
• Children/newborns
• insulae vs. domus

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Education

• Boys
• Patrician family
• Private tutor
• Poetry, literature, history, geography, oration,
  law, mythology, languages

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Slavery

• Not based on race
• Most were foreigners

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Socially

• Baths
• Gladiators
• Chariot Races
• Festivals

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Coliseum