6U9 People of Rome Flashcards
Achievements Pax Romana
roads, aqueducts, number system, concrete, architexture, art
5 good emperors
Nreva, Trajan, Antonius Pius, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius
Julio claudian emperors
emperors after Agusus
Who were the Julio claudian emperors
Tiberius, Caligola, Claudius, Nero
Caesar’s Reforms
- citizenship to people in provinces
- expanded the senate
- made new colonies and gave land to poor people
- paid soldier more
- made more buildings
three branches
Consuls - could veto or pass them
Praetors - examined them
The senate - made laws
Nerva
Ended many harsh policies adopted by Domitian
Trajan
Adopted by
Nerva, Conquered modern-day romania
Hadrian
Built a wall called Hadrian’s wall in Britain to prevent invasions
Antonius Pius
Kept peace in the empire and supported laws to adopt orphans. he adopted a grown man
Marus Aureluis
Adopted by Antonius Pius. a series of war broke out shorty after the beginning of his reign, he made commodus commander of the army, which was not a good decision, the Roman empire took a turn for the worse