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Historic PeopleRoman Leaders
World History
Unit 1Slide2
Essential Question:In five sentences, Compare and Contrast the three Roman Leaders.Ideas to help answer the EQ – think about:What were their strengths?What were their weaknesses?
What were they best know for, and how did that impact the empire and the world?Slide3
1. AugustusHe is called the
first
Roman Emperor.
Augustus b
egan
a new Roman Empire that would last from 27 BC–180 ADWhile Emperor, he ended a century of civil warsHe gave Rome an era of peace, prosperity, and imperial greatness.Slide4
Augustus Improves the EmpireAugustus expanded the boundaries of the Roman Empire and secured the Empire's bordersHe reformed the Roman system of taxation
Developed networks of roads with an official courier system. Augustus established a standing army and a small navy.
Created official police and fire fighting forces for Rome.Slide5
The yellow legend represents the extent of the Empire in 31 BC, the shades of green represent gradually conquered territories under the reign of Augustus, and pink areas on the map represent client states. Slide6
2. Nero37 AD – 68 AD
Nero's rule is
associated
with tyranny and
extravagance
He is known for murdering his entire family, including his mother, stepbrother, and both of his wivesSlide7
Set Fire to Rome He is thought to have intentionally set a fire that burned most of Rome in order to clear a location for a new palace and scheduled a musical performance while it burned
He then blamed the Christians for burning Rome
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Nero and ChristiansOne of Nero’s focuses was the building of theatres and the promotion of athletic games.He was known for torturing Christians
Peter and Paul (from the Bible) were both killed during Nero’s reign Slide9
Nero watching the burning of ChristiansSlide10
Death of NeroIn the end the people of Rome turned against Nero.
When he was about to be captured he stabbed himself.Slide11
3. Constantine The Great272 AD – 337 AD
As emperor, Constantine enacted many administrative, financial, social, and military reforms to strengthen the
empire
The government was restructured and civil and military authority separatedSlide12
Constantine the ChristianHe put an end to the persecution of Christians in the Roman
Empire
He i
ssued
the
Edict of Milan, which proclaimed official tolerance of Christianity in the Empire in 313Influenced by his mother, Constantine was believed to be over
40 when he declared himself a Christian
Constantine and his mother HelenaSlide13
Christianity in RomeConstantine became the first Christian Roman Emperor
The
reign of Constantine established
the
position of the Christian Emperor in the
ChurchThis would lay the groundwork for the coming of the Roman Catholic Church Slide14
Essential Question:In five sentences, compare and contrast the three Roman Leaders.
Ideas to help answer the EQ – think about:
What were their strengths?
What were their weaknesses?
What were they best know for, and how did that impact the empire and the world?