Augustus made many positive and effective contributions during his reign. One of the many highlights was the Pax Romana which lasted for two centuries. The Pax Romana was the age when Romans had peace for over two hundred years. Augustus prevented the loss of many Romans by minimising expansions and battles which helped increase the population of Romans and their dominance. Another influence instigated by Augustus was the ‘honest’ tax system.…
Monarchy is defined as ‘a form of government with a monarch at the head’ and was the first arrangement of power in Rome after its founding by Romulus, who reigned from 753-715BC.1 However, by 510BC, the despotic actions of Tarquinius Superbus marked the end of a succession of increasingly tyrannical kings, and the ‘Roman Republic’ was established. This system was based on a sharing of power between, foremost, two consuls who were elected by the people and held office for only one year, then 300 senators, and two popular assemblies, the comitia curiata and the comitia centuriata. With such a spread of auctoritas, the Roman state would be at less risk from corrupt men with their aims set on an autocratic rule. The precepts of the Roman republic were honourable and upheld, in the most part, until the civil wars of 91BC onwards disturbed it, culminating in what many would consider the fall of the Republic, and thus the establishment of a monarchy, with Augustus at the battle of Actium on 2nd September 31BC.…
From the beginning of their careers, both emphasized the importance of eliminating factions within Rome to create and maintain a united empire. Augustus himself stated that “In my nineteenth year, on my own initiative and at my own expense, I raised an army with which I set free the state, which was oppressed by the domination of faction” (Augustus). Putting an end to the disorder caused by these rebellious citizens, Augustus takes full control of the empire. Similarly, Constantine makes a point of unifying Rome. Eusebius writes “life was without enjoyment to him as long as he saw the imperial city thus afflicted, and prepared himself for the overthrowal of the tyranny”…
Emperor Marcus Aurelius (reigned A.D. 161-180) – the end of his reign caused a loss of peace and prosperity: the Pax Romana…
5. pax romana: Literally, "Roman peace," it connoted the stability and prosperity that Roman rule brought to the lands of the Roman Empire in the first two centuries C.E. The movement of people and trade goods along Roman roads and safe seas allowed for the spread of cultural practices, technologies, and religious ideas.…
Augustus’ rule restored morale in Rome after a century of discord and corruption and ushered in the famous pax Romana–two full centuries of peace and prosperity. He instituted various social reforms, won numerous military victories and allowed Roman literature, art, architecture and religion to flourish. Augustus ruled for 56 years, supported by his great army and by a growing cult of devotion to the emperor. When he died, the Senate elevated Augustus to the status of a god, beginning a long-running tradition of deification for popular emperors.…
He took power in 27 B.C. After this he went by the title Augustus, and during his reign what used to be the roman republic, turned into a empire. It turned into an empire by having a pax romana. Pax romana means roman peace. Taking power away from the senate, having a strong army, and being lead by a brilliant leader all lead to the pax romana which led to an empire. The empire was similar to the republic by the fact that all citizens had a voice in what was done. But its also different by the fact that in the republic the ssenate had a big say in what was done, but in the empire the senate’s say didn’t have as much as affect as it did in the…
• How did Augustus establish a new imperial government to replace the Roman Republic? Why was he so successful?…
The term Pax Romana means ''Roman Peace''. Roman Peace happened from 27 B.C.E. to 180 C.E. (200 years)! Augustus laid the foundations for this period. During Pax Romana Livy, Ovid, Virgil, and Horace wrote some of the era's most famous masterpieces of poetry. Pax Romana allowed further development of agriculture, the arts, science, and technology. Pax Romana ened because the empire was unable to hold off attacks on the…
Despite some failures “and the costly losses in the areas around the Danube and east of the Rhine, Augustus appeared to the Romans as a great conqueror who had expanded the empire, indeed as the greatest commander in Roman history. The territories of his other successful conquests all remained part of the empire for many centuries and testified to the soundness of his policies in Romans’ eyes.” (p.104)- Eck…
By 200 BC, Rome was quickly becoming one of the world’s greatest empires with their excellent military conquering territory from modern day Scotland to Spain. After the Punic Wars and the defeat of Carthage, Rome had full control of the Mediterranean region, establishing colonies in North Africa, Egypt, the Middle East, and Asia Minor. Julius Caesar became Rome’s first emperor using his military influence. Under his reign, Rome shifted from a republic to an empire under the rule of an emperor and the military. Rome steadily increased in stability, power, and wealth, reaching Pax Romana (the time of Roman peace) under Emperor Augustus Caesar. Rome was forced to discover, as many other large empires throughout history have, that size can create complications. Political strains developed and Rome eventually morphed into a government similar to a dictatorship. Believing their goal of a “perfect empire” had been reached, leaders in Rome began to become lazy. Romans developed a thirst for luxury and a lack of work ethic, which resulted in a decline in the quality of products made by the empire. Around the 5th century BC, Rome began to have constant invasion attempts by Germanic tribes at their borders. There was a multitude of factors contributing to the fall of Rome, the most impactful being the frequently changing leadership, the increasing negligence of the Roman army, and foreign invasions along Rome’s borders.…
Augustus, the first emperor of the Roman Empire, brought order to the vast lands Rome had conquered and brought an end to over one hundred years of civil war. He disbanded the large armies that had been recruited during the civil war and consolidated his power. The people welcomed the new dictator, and enjoyed peace and prosperity. With peace came increased trade and commerce, and ideas traveled freely along the Roman Empire's well designed roads. However, the emperors after Augustus were not as politically gifted as Augustus. Four emperors and fifty-four years later, the Roman Empire was once again thrown into a violent civil war.…
The traditional dates for the Roman Republic are 509 to 27 B.C. The latter part of this period from 133 to 27 B.C. is known as the late Republic. It is also known as the Roman Revolution. The result of this revolution was the emergence of the Roman Empire and the catalyst has traditionally been linked to a single Roman citizen called Tiberius Gracchus. The wake of his brief political career left Rome much different than it had been. Like a crack in the wall of a dam, Tiberius revealed a weakness in the Roman system of government that would soon spider out of control until it could no longer hold back the deluge of the building political tension. What was this weakness?…
The four rulers who came after Augustus, all either related to Augustus or his wife, made up the Julio-Claudian dynasty. The emperors of this dynasty had taken much of the senate’s power and established an imperial government that consisted of skillful, freed men. This way of ruling led to an increase in corrupt and selfish doings by the emperor. One ruler of this dynasty, Nero, murdered people that got in his way, which eventually led to a revolt by the Roman army and to Nero’s suicide in 68 C.E. Many years after the Julio-Claudian dynasty ended, the Pax Romana began in 96 C.E. The Pax Romana was a period of peace and prosperity in Rome that ended in 180 C.E. This time was especially notable for “the five good emperors.” These emperors were…
There are many reasons for which Augustus was successful emperor amongst which his building programme plays a vital role. Besides his building programme Augustus also used other means to become successful and the main ones are his avoidance of being seen as an arrogant leader or dictator, keeping his promises, claimed to act in the ways and will of their ancestors, he was selfless, he put on games and also his victories at war. The period immediately before Augustus became emperor was one of turmoil in Rome with civil wars, the murdering of Julius Caesar, discontent in the population and a loss of traditional values. These were the problems Augustus faced as he came to power and the problems also faced by Julius Caesar but Augustus had learned from his adoptive father and dealt with matters in a different way. His building programme was part of his way of dealing with the issues at the time and did contribute to his success but in order to make a fair analysis we must look at all methods used by Augustus.…