Today in class we took notes on a power point and reviewed emperors and important people of ancient Rome. Augustus ruled during Pax Romana which was a period of peace and prosperity. Augustus concentrated on what was going on at the time. He built roads, aqueducts- great technological breakthrough (like public pluming.) Even had a postal serve back then. Augustus was emperor when Jesus was born.
Jesus was a roman citizen practicing Jew. He lived in an area that was controlled by the romans. He was a roman citizen. He focused on the poor, and talked to them and reached out to the outsiders. Pontius Pilate sentenced him to death by crucifixion. Paul told the world about Jesus' life, death, resurrection and message.He was blinded when he was knocked off his horse and was blind for a few days, once he got his sight back he saw Jesus. He traveled as far as Rome, jerusalem, cyprus, anatolia, athens, corinth, macedonia and spread the word.
Tiberius was Augustus' stepson and adopted son. He was not Octavians first choice for emperor. He was a great general, he was a dark, sober, reclusive, and reluctant emperor. He referred to the Senate as "men fit to be slaves." Germanicus started out as Tiberius' ally, but when it looked like he would suceed Tiberius had Germanicus killed.
Caligul was Germanicus' son, he was Tiberius' adopted grandson , he was put in life for next emperor. He started off well, he granted bonuses to those in the military. He began to fight with the senate. He was considered to be insane. He claimed to be god. He slept with other men's wives and bragged about it, sex was a big part of his life and he even tried to make his horse a consul and a priest. He was assassinated by his own aids.
When Claudius was a baby or was young he had a disability that gave him a limp, somewhat deaf, possible speech impediment .He rose to the occasion, he conquered britain, built roads, canals, and aqueducts and he renovated the Circus Maximus. He has an awful marriage to Messalina, who was unfaithful to him. He had his wife killed, and his wife's lover.
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