Who created the 2nd Triumvirate
Octavian , Marc Antony, and Lepidus
What year did they meet ?
41 BC
What happened in 27 BC?
the Senate gave Octavian the title of Augustus
Roman roads promoted what?
trade, travel, and communication
What was patron described as ?
Supporter
Who married Cleopatra?
Marc Antony
Marc was married to who before Cleopatra ?
Octavian’s sister, Octavia
27 BC- 14 AD
He set up a postal system and issued what to make trade easier?
Uniform coins
Augustus ordered a ___ so he could have a record of who to tax
Census
What happened 31 BC?
Octavian and his forces defeated Antony and Cleopatra’s navy
Antony named Caesarion (Caesar and Cleopatra’s son) as his what?
Heir
The Roman Empire expanded to?
Spain, Germany, Syria and Egypt
Who took complete control over the army to prevent being overthrown
Augustus
What did he give to his veterans ?
Bonuses and land
Cleopatra and Antony committed suicide
Who declared War with them?
Octavian
How many people were apart of the empire?
What does Pontifex Maximus mean?
Chief priest of Rome
Government jobs went to qualified applicants regardless of what?
There Social Class
Who was forced to retire ?
Lepidus
Where did Antony move to so he could be with Cleopatra ?
Alexander in Egypt
Pax Romana was considered a ?
a 200 year period of peace
What did he give to the unemployed ?
Jobs farming and building roads, and temples
Who laid the foundation of a stable government ?
Augustus