- begins the pax romana- the roman peace
- begins with Augustus
- quit trying to conquer
- focused on the empire
- built roads, aqueducts (brought water to the cities)
- good for transportation
- good for security
- could get fresh water into the city
- set up civil service to take care of roads, the grain supply, even a postal service
- took care of roads
- got stuff where it needed to be
- taxes used to maintain the city
- Augustus dies at age 76 in AD 41, and passes power to Tiberius.
From Jesus to Christianity
- Jesus was a roman citizen and a practicing Jew.
- lived in a roman province
- born in Judea
- lived in an area controlled by romans
- observed the passover- plenty in the bible
- only know about him from what's in the gospel
- a lot of guys like Jesus
- at 30, he began his ministry preaching to the poor in the empire and reaching out to outsiders
- focused on the poor because there we so many of them
- tried to make them feel like someone was looking out for them (god)
- was non violent and non confrontational
- statements like "my kingdom is one of this world" made the Romans (and the Jews) nervous and they began to plan his execution
- Romans only had the right to execute Jesus
- religious people didn't execute people
The word spreads about the risen Jesus.
- Paul is instrumental in telling the world about Jesus life, death, resurrection, and message
- he travels far and wide: Cyprus, Anatolia, Athens, Corinth, Macedonia, Rome, Jerusalem, and maybe even Spain and Britain
- spread the word of jesus
- He writes letters to many of those he spoke to- these epistles are a part of the New Testament
- if not for the efforts of Paul, it is likely that Jesus remains an obscure preacher instead of the central figure of the world's largest religon
The 100: A ranking of the Most influential personsin history
- Muhammad
- Sir Isaac newton
- only non religous person
- Jesus
- Buddha
- started a relgion
- Confucius
- founded the biggest religon in china
- st. Paul of tarsus
Back to Tiberius
- As augustus' stepson and adopted son, Tiberius succeeded Octavian
- Octavian had other people in mind but since he was so old the other people died.
- forced into it
- Although a great general, he was a dark, somber, reclusive, and reluctant emporer.
- He referred to the Senate as "Men fit to be slaves"
- not a good thing to compare
- germinacus started out as Tiberius' ally, since he quelled a legion mutiny, but when it looked like he would suceed Tiberius, he god paranoid and had Germanicus killed
- died in ad 37 at the age of 77, giving way
Caligula - good start...
- in addition to being Germanicus' son, he was Tiberius' adopted grandson and a great nephew
- putting him next in line for emperor
- he started off well: granting bonuses to those in the military, declaring treason trials a thing of the past, and made government spending a public record
- all in all the first seven months of Caligula's reign were "completely blissful" then...
...Bad finish for Caligula
- he began to fight with the senate
- he claimed to be a god, and had statues displayed in many places - including the Jewish temple in Jerusalem
- wasn't as weird as you would think
- got weird when he asked for his statue to be going into other religious places of worship
- tried to make his horse a consul
- rode his horse across a river after someone made a remark
Next in line: Claudius
- ostracized by his family because of his disabilities, he was the last adult male in his family when Caligula was killed
- He rose to the occasion: he conquered Britain; he built roads, canals, and aqueducts; he renovated the Circus Maximus
- Had an awful marriage to Messalina, who was quite often unfaithful to him, even plotting to seize power for her lover Silius through a coup - so Claudius had them killed
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