Julius Caesar & Augustus

1. Julius Caesar & Augustus December 18, 2009

2. Julius Caesar 59bc – 44bc “I came, I saw, I conquered.”

3. Strong • Military genius • Confident • Ambitious • Intelligent • Defiant

4. Julius Caesar’s accomplishments: • Conquered Gaul • Expanded Roman citizenship to the provinces • Increased size of the Senate • Created jobs for the poor • Authorized public construction projects • Increased pay for soldiers

5. Cut-away reconstruction drawing of the interior of the Basilica Julia in the Forum. During the early empire it was where meetings of the court of the centumviri were held, to adjudicate principally on matters of inheritance.

7. Augustus Caesar 27bc – 14ad “I drove the men who slaughtered my father [Julius Caesar] into exile with a legal order, punishing their crime, and afterwards, when they waged war on the state, I conquered them in two battles.” - FROM DEEDS OF THE DIVINE AUGUSTUS

8. Ambitious • Religious • Frugal • Wise • Rigid

9. Augustus Caesar’s accomplishments: • Restored peace after 100 years of civil war • Maintained an honest government • Developed a sound currency • Created a civil service system • Extended the road system • Developed an efficient postal service developed an efficient postal service; fostered free trade among the provinces; and built many bridges, aqueducts and buildings adorned with beautiful works of art created in the classical style. Literature flourished with writers including Virgil, Horace, Ovid, and Livy all living under the emperor’s patronage.

10. Achievements of Augustus (cont’d): • Fostered free trade among the provinces • Built many bridges & aqueducts • Built and adorned many structures with beautiful works of art created in the classical style. • Encouraged literature; patron of Virgil, Horace, Ovid, and Livy

11. An obelisk in Rome (cross added later) Temple of Rome and Augustus in Pula, Croatia