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5 good emperors

5 good emperors. Pax Romana. Pax Romana. Roman Peace A long period of peace in Rome. Not entirely peaceful: Rome went to war with other countries during this time period. No Civil Wars. Rome during the “ Pax Romana ”. Power Void.

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5 good emperors

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  1. 5 good emperors PaxRomana

  2. PaxRomana • Roman Peace • A long period of peace in Rome. • Not entirely peaceful: Rome went to war with other countries during this time period. No Civil Wars

  3. Rome during the “PaxRomana”

  4. Power Void • After the death of Julius Caesar there was a great position of power that needed to be filled. • Rome went through a series of rulers known as the “12 Caesars”. • After each Caesar died Rome would plunge into a civil war between two people struggling to become Emperor of Rome

  5. 5 “Good” Emperors • The power struggle in Rome continued till the 5 “Good” Emperors. • Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus, and Marcus Aurelius. • During the reign of the 5 “Good” Emperors power was handed from one Emperor to the next peacefully.

  6. Passing Power On… • Inherited Power: Before power was passed on to an Emperor’s son, regardless • Adoptive Succession: each emperor adopted a person that they thought would be a good ruler. • Adopted were chosen based on merit. This allowed for qualified individuals to run Rome during this time period.

  7. Nerva • 1st of the 5 “Good” Emperors. • Started adoptive succession. • Gave a lot of power to the Senate: • Promised never to execute Senators • No military experience = no Roman expansion • Instituted Social Welfare programs • Gave food and money to the poor to help them. • These programs continued through the 5 Emperors. • Very well liked by the Senate

  8. Nerva • Adopted into the Imperial Cult. • Deified: celebrated with the Roman Gods

  9. Trajan • Strong military background; Served as a great General for Nerva. • Was Adopted by Nerva to become the next Emperor. • Ran the gov’t similar to the way a military is run. • Delegated smaller responsibilities to officials • Only made the big important decisions • Favored by the Senate • Considered the model Emperor: expansion and ruled justly.

  10. Hadrian • Gave up a lot of Trajan’s conquered territory. • Made him very unpopular • Felt that it would be too expensive to keep. • Wanderlust: felt a great need to travel the empire. • Inspected borders and used natural geographic defenses to maintain Roman territory • Hadrian’s Wall in Britain. • Patron of the arts and architecture.

  11. Mausoleum: a tomb

  12. Parks

  13. Antoninus Pius • Time of economic prosperity and military strength • Unlike Hadrian, focused most of his work in the City of Rome. • Rebuilt the city finishing most of the works the previous Emperors had started. • This made him very popular. • Gave out of his own pocket in times of crisis to help the poor.

  14. Marcus Aurelius • Philosopher- King • Stoic: dedication to logic; believed that emotion clouded judgment. • Faced many challenges during his reign • Plague, famine, wars, and usurpations: uprisings against him. • Was very popular

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