The Roman Empire

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The Roman Empire 27 BC 180 AD Pax Romana
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Romes Mission
Column of Trajan, 113 AD
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Roman, remember by your strength to rule Earths
people for your arts be theseto pacify, to
impose the rule of law,To spare the conquered,
battle down theproud. - Virgil The
Aeneid (book 6)

• preserve peace
• institute justice
• spread Roman civilization

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City Key to Expansion
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Forum Focus of the Empire

• One Religion
• One Ruler
• One Set of Laws
• One People

But . . . with flexibility adaptability
External unity but not internal uniformity
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The Reach of Rome
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Benefits of Romanization
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Model of an insula, Ostia, Italy, 2nd century CE
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Atrium of the House of the Vettii, Pompeii,
Italy, 2nd century BCE (rebuilt 69-72 CE)
atriumimpluvium
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Entertainment Bread Circuses
Arles, France
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Theater Amphitheater
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The Baths
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The City of Rome
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Circus Maximus
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Colosseum
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Basilica of Maxentius Constantine
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Pantheon
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Bring back the age of gold his empire shall
expand. . . to a land beyond the zodiacAnd the
suns yearly path, where Atlas, the sky-bearer
pivotsThe wheeling heavens, embossed with fiery
stars, on his shoulder. - Virgil The Aeneid
(book 6)
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Pax Romana 27 BC 180 AD

• Created a world community
• Developed rational system of law that applies to
  all
• Preserved spread Greco-Roman civilization
• Achieved ideal of Greek city-state protection
  promotion of a civilized life