Maintaining the Empire

Pax Romana
Means Roman Peace and lasted for
150 years of relative peace inside of
the Empire which was atypical
Roman behavior
Reforms to the state
Enlarging of the border
More commercial focus
Romanization

Augustan Reforms
Religious revival
Established the Imperial Cultworshipping himself and his family
Social reforms such as taxing men
who are not married over the age of
35. nor should people interact
anyone outside of their class.
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Religion
Order out of chaos philosophy
The Imperial cult was inseparable
from that of Rome's official deities,
whose cult was essential to Rome's
survival and whose neglect was
therefore treasonous.
The cult brought people together
since they worshiped the same thing.

Roman Law
Common law shared by everyone in the
Empire
Twelve Tables- Roman Republic detailing
private citizen rights
lex Aquilia- protected from theft,
vandalism, and destruction of property.
Allowed Romans to recoup their losses
Romans recognized that there are
witnesses to actions and words, but not to
intentions

Infrastructure
The Romans invented concrete which helped
them build better roads and other buildings
A lot of Roman roads and aqueducts are still in
use today
At the height of the Roman Empire, it is
estimated that one could travel across the length
of the Empire in just a few months, at a distance
of a few thousand miles.
Most of the infrastructure went to support the
military as a fast reaction force
Rome had running water and plumbing systems

Roads
Estimated 85,500 miles of paved
road and 400,000 of dirt roads
The paved roads were built like
modern roads but can last longer

Roman Road Map

Aqueducts
Rome had a total of eleven
aqueducts bringing water into the
city. The longest of these was nearly
60 miles
Average daily use for one person was
200 gallons

Entertainment

Coliseum
Gladiators, chariot races
Theaters
bread and circuses
Entertainment for the masses
Designed to occupy the peoples
attention so they would not revolt
Mostly free

Roman Culture outside of Italy

Romanization
Creation of Roman colonies or towns around the
lands of the empire creating a model for nonRomans to strive to and promoted a roman way
of life.
East and Western parts of the Empire was
influenced differently
The west jumped at the chance to be associated
with the more powerful Romans and became
Romans in every sense of the word
The east resisted the Roman culture and stayed
Greek

Romanization
Roman towns, especially in the rural
west, became the symbol of Roman
culture
Everyone gravitated toward the cities
Encourage to settle around a Roman
fort