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PAX ROMANA
A time period of 200 Years of
Peace and Stability in Rome
The first Emperor of Rome was Augustus
• He started to use the civil service
system, centralized government and
led Rome to a golden age
ROMAN REPUBLIC VS. ROMAN REPUBLIC VS. ROMAN EMPIREROMAN EMPIRE
The empire grew rapidly as they The empire grew rapidly as they started to trade and conquer landstarted to trade and conquer land
PAX ROMANAPAX ROMANA
Roman Empire begins to practice imperialismRoman Empire begins to practice imperialism
IMPERIALISM – when one country totally dominates IMPERIALISM – when one country totally dominates
another country’s politics, economics, and cultureanother country’s politics, economics, and culture
PAX ROMANAPAX ROMANA
Roman Empire owed much of its success to an advanced Roman Empire owed much of its success to an advanced
system of roadssystem of roads
The roads made it easy to trade and move the armies aroundThe roads made it easy to trade and move the armies around
PAX ROMANAPAX ROMANA
Rome was influenced by GreeksRome was influenced by Greeks
- Like Alexander the Great, Rome spread Greek culture.Like Alexander the Great, Rome spread Greek culture.
Greek Sculpture Roman Greek Sculpture Roman
SculptureSculpture
PAX ROMANAPAX ROMANA
GREEK ARCHITECTURE ROMAN GREEK ARCHITECTURE ROMAN ARCHITECTUREARCHITECTURE
AqueductsAqueducts
Aqueducts were used to bring water Aqueducts were used to bring water from the mountains into the cityfrom the mountains into the city
PAX ROMANAPAX ROMANA
The Romans were skilled engineers who built The Romans were skilled engineers who built
structures like the Pantheon, Coliseum, and Aqueducts.structures like the Pantheon, Coliseum, and Aqueducts.
PantheonPantheon
PAX ROMANAPAX ROMANA
ColiseumColiseum
PAX ROMANAPAX ROMANA
Romans flourished in literature through the Romans flourished in literature through the
works of Virgil, Livy, and Tacitusworks of Virgil, Livy, and Tacitus
PAX ROMANAPAX ROMANA
Rome’s biggest contribution may have been its legal systemRome’s biggest contribution may have been its legal system
Innocent Until Proven GuiltyInnocent Until Proven Guilty
Trial by JuryTrial by Jury
Basis for Roman Law was Law of the Twelve TablesBasis for Roman Law was Law of the Twelve Tables
TWO TYPES OF ROMAN LAWTWO TYPES OF ROMAN LAW
CIVIL LAWCIVIL LAW
- Applied to Roman Citizens Applied to Roman Citizens
LAW OF NATIONS – LAW OF NATIONS –
applied to conquered peopleapplied to conquered people
Different Perspectives of Pax Different Perspectives of Pax RomanaRomana
“You, Roman, remember-these are your arts: To rule nations, and to impose the ways of peace, To spare the humble and to war down the proud.” Livy
“ Robbers of the world, having by their universal plunder exhausted the land, they rifle the deep. If the enemy be rich, they are rapacious; if he be poor, they lust for dominion; neither the east nor the west has been able to satisfy them. Alone among men they covet with equal eagerness poverty and riches. To robbery, slaughter, plunder, they give the lying name of empire; they make a solitude and call it peace.” Tacitus
CLOSURECLOSURE 1. Define the term Pax Romana1. Define the term Pax Romana
2. Explain the term realism when talking about 2. Explain the term realism when talking about
sculpturesculpture
3. Explain what kind of things happen during a golden 3. Explain what kind of things happen during a golden
ageage
4. What was Rome's biggest contribution and why4. What was Rome's biggest contribution and why
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