4.1 From city to world empire- Part II

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Time of the Romans

4.1 From city to world empire

Success criteria

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

Assignment for the digital students:

Read 4.1 - From city to world empire

and answer question 1 till 10

What term belongs to the description?
'state without a monarch'

What term belongs to the description?
'assembly of men from prestigious Roman families'

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

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The Rubicon

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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

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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

Test yourself

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

Julius Caesar was the first emperor of the Roman Empire

1. True
2. False

What does the title 'Augustus' mean?

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

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

To work

• What? Make assignment 6 to 10 from section 4.1
• How? In your workbook
• Help? Teacher
• Finished? Answer the learning goals