PPT-Augustus Caesar

The First and Arguably Best Emperor of Rome Background Information Julius Caesar is Augustuss greatuncle Augustus Caesar was Romes first emperor although he never wanted the role of an emperor. By William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare. Background on William Shakespeare. Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon in England.. His parents were Mary Arden and John Shakespeare, a respected glove-maker.. BCE. led . to . thirteen . years of war and ultimately . to . the end of the Roman Republic. . By . 33. BCE. , both Caesar’s . most . trusted . lieutenant . and the last queen of Egypt . would . be dead, and a young man . Octavian was the son of Julius Caesar’s niece. . The first eighteen years of Octavian’s life were unremarkable, but a surprise in Julius Caesar’s will eventually resulted in him becoming Caesar Augustus, the ruler who transformed Rome into . Ian Slamen. B. eginning . Born in 63 B.C.. Frist name: Gaius . Octavius. . Thurinus. Family from . Velletri. , small town outside of Rome. Equestrian . Mother, . A. tia. , was niece of Julius Caesar . (b. 58 . BC. , d. . AD. 29, wife of Augustus 37 . BC. to . AD. 14). 1.. We’ve noted before how, in 39 . BC. , OCTAVIAN . (the future AUGUSTUS) . divorced . . . Scribonia. because he had already met . With JULIA, daughter of Augustus, we have another member of his household, . . but this time a VERY intelligent and independent one, being used as a political . . pawn - a pawn now in the ‘. dynastic. great . respect for the Senate, . but . later emperors made no secret of their power. . The Senate continued to exist after the reign of Augustus, but senators had little say over the affairs of the empire. Some of the emperors who followed Augustus ruled wisely. Others were foolish . Octavian was the son of Julius Caesar’s niece. . The first eighteen years of Octavian’s life were unremarkable, but a surprise in Julius Caesar’s will eventually resulted in him becoming Caesar Augustus, the ruler who transformed Rome into . By William Shakespeare. Ideas to Consider as We Read…... Most people resent others’ power….. Sometimes being superstitious is a good thing….. No cause, political or other, is worth dying for…. By William Shakespeare. Ideas to Consider as We Read…... Most people resent others’ power….. Sometimes being superstitious is a good thing….. No cause, political or other, is worth dying for…. BCE. led . to . thirteen . years of war and ultimately . to . the end of the Roman Republic. . By . 33. BCE. , both Caesar’s . most . trusted . lieutenant . and the last queen of Egypt . would . be dead, and a young man . For students. Given this PowerPoint, students will be able to identify the years which an emperor reigned, taking a quiz with 80% accuracy.. Given this PowerPoint, students will name who an emperor allied with, taking a quiz with 80% accuracy.. A true story of. GOING . BACK 5 GENERATIONS. Augustus was born on 29. th. November 1831 in Launceston, Cornwall, England.. He was the son of John . Yandell. and Elizabeth . Wenmouth. .. Augustus was one of 8 children, however his . Difference started to grow larger between the rich and the poor. Some reformers attempted to give land to the poor, but the wealthy Romans in the Senate were threatened by that, and had the reformers killed. As this was happening, Roman generals who were conquering land were becoming power hungry. As armies grew, people’s loyalty shifted from the Republic to the generals. Civil war finally breaks out between a general named Sulla, who was backed by the Patricians, and a general named Marius, who was backed by the Plebeians. Sulla was victorious and became a dictator..