- Augustus was the nickname given to Octavius
- Augustus was a monarch
- Octavius formed and broke up the 2nd Triumvirate, he became king, had full control, everything was going well
- He died at age 75 of old age
- Changed republic-> empire
- His heirs were Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius
- Spain, Greece, Syria, and Africa were all part of Rome
- Tiberius took over after Octavius
- Tiberius was Octavius' step son
- Tiberius tried to be like Augustus but it didn't work
- Tiberius didn't know how to run an army
- Public baths: work out, eat, get hair plucked out
- It was for poor, rich, everyone
- When you have someone that is a good ruler you don't mind
- When you have a bad ruler you want to remove them but you can't
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
5/11:
Today we tried something new, taking notes on paper. We watched two videos. One was Ultimate Dog Tease. The other one was about the Roman Empire. Here are the notes I took on the second one:
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