Pax Romana

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Pax Romana
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• The Roman Peace

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I. Civil War Marcus Brutus v. Marc Antony

• 1. Octavian Marc Antony
• a. Defeat Julius Caesars murders
• -Marcus Brutus
• 2. Unite with Cleopatra
• a. Ruler of Egypt
• b. Marc Antony Cleopatra
• get intimate
• 3. Octavian jealous
• and distrustful
• a. New Civil War
• -Octavian v. Marc Antony

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a. New Civil War Continued
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• -Octavian v. Marc Antony
• -Octavian wins
• -Suicide of Marc Antony Cleopatra
• -Octavian becomes the
• 1st Emperor of Rome
• -Caesar Augustus
• -Time of peace prosperity
• Pax Romana

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II. Golden Age of Rome

• 1. Civil wars ended
• 2. Increase in world trade
• a. China
• b. India
• c. Greece
• 3. Unite with Greece
• a. Greco-Roman culture
• -language
• -arts
• -architecture
• -education