The Age of Augustus (Imperial Rome)

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The Age of Augustus(Imperial Rome)
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A Vast and Powerful Empire

• 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 Pax Romana

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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

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Government of Pax Romana

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

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Emperor Succession

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

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Pictures Cited

• Slide 1 - http//pages.interlog.com/gilgames/imag
  rom/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_imag
  es/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