The Aftermath of JC's Assassination
- JC's heir is his adopted son Octavian
- Octavian takes over at age 18 and starts The Second Triumvirate
- Mark Antony (experienced general)
- Lepidus (powerful politician)
- The second Triumvirate is a doomed group
- Octavian forces Lepidus to retire
- Octavian and Mark Antony become rivals
- Mark Antony teams up with Cleopatra of Egypt
- Militarily
- Personally
- Politically
- Economically
- Octavian defeats them at the Battle of Actium
- Octavian is the unchallenged ruler of Rome
- Given the honorific name "Augustus"
- "Exalted One"
- Given the title "imperator"
- Supreme military commander
- where we get the word "Emperor"
- Rome is now an empire, not a republic
- Octavian ruled for 40 years ( 27 BC- AD 14)
- He began a stable era of peace known as Pax Romana
- Pax Romana lasted 207 years (27 BC- AD 180)
- Octavian Augustus had many accomplishes before he died of natural causes
- Expanded Roman Empire further into Africa
- Set up civil service to run the Gov/ empire
- Building a network of roads
- Collecting taxes
- Establishing postal service
- Administering the grain supply
- Building aqueducts and buildings
- Setting up police department
- Running a fire-fighting organization
- Octavian Augustus' Death lead to the age of Emperors
- Some were good
- Some were bad
- Some were crazy
- Tiberius ruled from AD 14- AD 37
- Excellent general, reluctant emperor
- The death of his son caused him to exile himself from Rome
- Left his prefects in charge
- Died at age 77
- Caligula ruled from AD 37- AD 41 (4 years)
- Won a power struggle after Tiberius' death
- Known for his cruelty, extravagance, and perversity
- He was an insane tyrant
- He was assassinated by a group of praetorian guards, Senators, and the imperial court
- The assassinators were trying to reestablish the Republic
- It didn't work
- Claudius ruled from AD 41- AD 54
- Suffered from many infirmities possibly because of cerebral palsy
- A limp
- Stammering
- Shaking
- Slobbering
- Took over because he was the last adult male in the family
- He ruled well
- Built roads, aqueducts, and canals
- Started the conquest of Britain
- Died by poisoning
- His wife's plan (She wanted her son Nero to rise to power)
- Nero ruled from 54- 68
- emphasized the arts
- Huge fire happened in 64
- He wanted to rebuild Rome
- Make it more majestic
- He overspent by a lot
- Had to raid temples for money
- Historians do not like him very much
Those were my notes for what happened after JC's death. Have a great weekend everyone!
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