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Rome becomes an Empire
Octavian took power
Octavian had to defeaf jealous rivals
Octavian defeated Antony and Cleoprata
in sea
chased couple to egypt
killed themselves
was supreme ruler of Mediterranean region
Began the Empire
Octavian took complete control
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constructed grand projects
Encouraged
art
literature
education
first police force, firefighters, libary
All 4 periods of expansion #3-6 in chapter
3 major wars against carthage
control of
much of spain
island of sicily
greece
North Africa
Macedonia
Rome control of Mediterranean world
control of
Asia Minor
Syria
Egypt
gaul
civil wars
divide rome
generals into dictators
armies against senate
Caesar himself ruled as a dictator for life
caesar was murdered by senates
senates thought that they sved the power of senate
Last Etruscan king drove out
Rome becomes a republic
Rome wanted more land
led to a series of wars
245 years
enemy against enemy
Plebeian rebellian
Rome under Etruscan rule
Rome divide into two classes
Patricians
Small group
wealthy
Landowners
came from a latin word
pater
means father
Patricians chose from among themselves
Fathers of the state
Advised king
Control most valuable land
held important military
held religious offices
plebeians
peasants
laborers
craftspeople
shopkeepers
comes from
common word plebs
common people
cannot be
priest
government officials
had little voice
forced to serve the army
The republic created by patricians
patricians rebelled over the Etruscan king
led by Lucius Junius Brutus
drove the last king
place of a moarchy
created a republic
republic
elected officials govern for the people
To patricians
the people
meant themselves
not plebeians
put power in the hands of senate
a group of 300 patricians
elected by patricians
served for life
appointed other government officials
served as judges
two elected leaders
called consuls
shared command of the army
senate was supposed to advise consuls
senates desicions was treated as law
The new republic after the plebeians got political equality