November 6th-10th

Monday-

Octavian= Caesar Augustus= Augustus

The Second Triumvirate- 43 BC-33 BC-

Civil war broke out after Caesar's death
The Roman Republic was now completely gone at this point
Octavian (Caesar's grandnephew/adopted son), Mar Antony (a general), and Lepidus (a politician) ruled Rome for ten years
Fell apart eventually due to jealousy and violence
Octavian forced Lepidus to retire
Octavian went to war against Marc Antony (with Queen Cleopatra from Egypt)
Octavian defeated Antony/ Cleopatra in the Battle of Actium in 31 BC

Interesting Facts:

Cleopatra was a guest in Rome (with Caesarion) for several years as Caesar's guest and won over the Roman people with her beauty and charm
Caesarion (Ptolemy XV Phiolpator Philometer Caesar) was Cleopatra's and Caesar's son and possibly his only biological son
Ruled with Cleopatra until her death and then became sole ruler of Egypt
Once Octavian and Marc Antony defeated Caesar's killers, they split the Roman Republic in two-Octavian took Rome and Antony took Egypt
Antony Quickly falls in love with Cleopatra (had three kids)
Antony is married to Octavian's sister
Octavian is concerned that Antony and Cleopatra want to take over Rome
Octavian decided to attack first
Antony and Cleopatra were able to escape and committed suicide together instead of being captured

Tuesday-

Augusts and the Roman Empire-27 BC-14 AD

Augusts' Accomplishments-

Stabilized the Frontier
Glorified Rome with awesome public buildings- "found Rome brick and left it marble"
Created a system of government that survived for centuries
Set up civil service within Rome
Paid workers to manage the affairs of government

Roman Life-

Roman Religion-

After Caesars death they considered him a god
Government and religion were linked Worship of the emperor also became part of the official of Rome

Wednesday-

The Rise of Christianity-

Roman Gods were very impersonal and practiced with very little emotion
Rome took over the Jewish land of Israel around 63 BC which introduced Christianity to the Roman Empire
Christianity broke off from Judaism and was based on the life and teachings of Jesus as well as his death and resurrection
As Jesus traveled around preaching, many people starting following him

Why was Christianity attractive to people?

Saul Paul-

Paul, an apostle, stressed that Jesus was the son of God who died for people's sins
An apostle was a Christian teacher or missionary
He also declared that Christianity should welcome all converts, Jew or Gentile (non-Jew)

Romes Reaction-

Rome persecuted Christians as they did not worship the roman gods
Many were crucified, burned or killed by wild animals in the circus arenas
Roman Emperor Constantine named Christianity one of the Roman Empires religions in 313 AD after winning a battle where he believed the Christian God intervened
In 380 Adm Roman Emperor Theodosius made Christianity the empire's official religion

The Early Christian (Catholic) Church-

A priest led each small group of Christians in each church
A bishop, who was also a priest, supervised several local churches
Eventually, every major city had its own bishop
The apostle Peter, became the first bishop of Rome
These bishops said that Peter was the first pope, the father or head of the Christian Church
Whoever was bishop of Rome was also the leader of the whole Church

Thursday-

Absent// football playoffs// free day

Friday-

Three Main Causes for the Fall of Rome-

Diocletian Splits the Empire-

Diocletian was a strong ruler
He divided the empire into two
Believed that the empire had grown too large
Took the Eastern half for himself for himself and appointed a co-ruler for the west

Constantine-

Took control of the western part of the empire in 312 AD and also took control of the eastern party in 324 AD
United the empire during his reign and moved the capital of Rome
Huge walls built
After his death the empire split again
Today the city known as Istanbul

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