More Notes

•  Heir to throne is Caesar's adopted son Octavian
• Octavian takes over at 18 
• starts The Second Triumvirate with Mark Antony and Lepidus 
• Octavian makes Lepidus to retire
• Octavian and Mark Antony become rivals
• Mark Antony works together with Cleopatra (Egypt)
• Octavian defeats them at the Battle of Actium
• Octavian is the unchallenged ruler of Rome
• Given the name "Augustus" (Exalted One)
• Great military commander
• Rome is now an empire, not republic
• Octavian ruled from  27 BC to AD 14
• He began Pax Romana
• Pax Romana lasted 207 years (27 BC- AD 180)
•  Had many accomplishes 
• Expanded Roman Empire into Africa
• Set up civil service 
• Built roads
•  taxes
• postal service
• grain supply
• Built aqueducts + buildings
• Sett up police department
•  fire-fighters
•  Death lead to the age of Emperors
• Good and bad
• Tiberius 
• ruled from AD 14- AD 37
• Excellent general
• The death of his son caused him to exile himself from Rome
• Died at age 77
• Caligula 
• ruled  AD 37 to AD 41 
• Won a power struggle after Tiberius' death
• Cruel tyrant
• He was assassinated 
•  were trying to reestablish the Republic (It didn't work)
• Claudius 
• ruled from AD 41- AD 54
• Suffered from many disabilities (A limp, Stammering, Shaking, Slobbering)
• Took over bc he was the last adult male in the family
• Good ruler
• Built roads, aqueducts, and canals
• He tarted the conquest of Britain
• Died bc of poisoning 
• His wife wanted her son Nero to rise to power
• Nero 
• ruled from 54- 68
• Big fire happened in 64
•  wanted to rebuild Rome
• He overspent then raided temples for money