4.1 From city to world empire- Part III

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Time of the Romans

4.1 From city to world empire

Assignment Pompeii/Rome

Assignment for the digital students:

I. Read the Pompeii/Rome assignment (teams). 

II. Make pairs. 

III. Read 4.2 - Roman society

IV. Start doing further research. 

V. Answer the first questions

Success criteria 

4.1 From city to world empire

You can explain:

• How Rome was governed first
• How Rome started to conquer areas
• How Rome became a world empire and how the empire was governed
• How civil wars led to the imperial period
• How emporers brought peace to the empire

Roman provinces

Through the conquests Rome became huge

It was divided into provinces for better governance.

In each province a governor was in charge.

Civil wars

• Army leaders became more and more powerful because the soldiers were loyal to them
• Some went against the senate, this led to war
• Such a war within a state is a civil war

Julius Caesar

• One of these army leaders was Julius Caesar
  
• He had conquered France, Belgium and the southern Netherlands
  
• He became dictator (tyrant) in 44 BC but was assassinated by enemies in the Senate

Video

The Rubicon

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What is a civil war?

Why were the soldiers loyal to
Caesar and not to the senate?

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The murder of Caesar

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Emperor Augustus

• After Caesar's death there was another civil war
  
• This was won by Octavian, Caesar's second cousin
  
• He was given the title of Augustusus (the Exalted)
  
• He put an end to the republic and became the first emperor in 27 BC.

He was like a god above the people, he was exalted

Rome was now an empire. The emperor had all the power and was a kind of king.

Pax Romana

• Means: Roman Peace
  
• Roman emperors expanded the empire
  
• The empire had natural borders that were guarded by legions
  
• So there was 200 years of peace within the empire

What is the correct order about the governance of the Roman Empire?

1. kingdom-republic-empire
2. republic-empire-kingdom
3. empire-kingdom-republic
4. kingdom-empire-republic

Why was Julius Caesar killed?

1. He was a bad emperor
2. He became too powerful
3. He had insulted the emperor
4. He had lost a battle

What does the title 'Augustus' mean?

1. The Exalted
2. Dictator for life
3. Emperor of the Roman Empire
4. Saviour of the Republic

Julius Caesar was the first emperor of the Roman Empire

1. True
2. False

What questions do you have about de the development from the city of Rome to the Roman Empire?

Read 4.3

• In this section, you will learn how multicultural Roman society was

• In this section, you will learn how Romans dealt with their own religion and other religions

• In this section, you will learn how the Greco-Roman culture formed and was spread

• In this section, you will learn how the Roman justice system worked

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