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Augustus |
- Maternal grandnephew of Julius Caesar -Formed Second Triumvirate with Mark Anthony and Lepidus - After Battle of Philip, divided empire among Triunvirate -Façade of institution but de facto authoritarian: supreme military command, tribune and censor, Princeps Civiatis - End after Battle of Actium in 31BC - Initiated Pax Romana - Create buffer zone with client states - Made peace with Parthian Empire |
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Ara Pacis |
-13 BC to honour return of Augustus after 3 years in Hispania and Gaul. - Altar in Rome dedicated to Pax, the roman goddess of peace - Nothern outskirts of Rome, northeastern of Campus Martius -Reflects Augustus vision of Roman religion and also as propaganda |
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Nero |
-From 54 to 68, last in Julio-Claudian Dynasty - Focus on diplomacy (peace with Parthian Empire) - Focus on Trade - Focus on entertainment , ordering theatres built and athletic games. - In 64, during hist term, there was the Great Fire of Rome. -Nero blamed the fire on Christians, being the first empire's persecution against christians. - Tyranny and extravagance, killed his mother |
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Year of the Four Emperors |
- AD 69, after death of Nero - Period of brief civil war, the first since Mark Anthony's death in 30BC - Succesive rise and fall of Galba, Otho and Vitellius - Final accession of Vespasian, first of the Imperial Flavian dynasty in 69. - Had empire-wide repercussions, including Revolt of Batavi (german military tribe in Rhine). |
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Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius |
-79 CE, Pompei Italy - One of the most catastrophic in European history, 1000 times thermal power of Hiroshima bomb. - Volcanic gas and ashes at height of 33 kilometers. -We know it by the accounts of Pliny the Younger. - |
