Galba was the first of the generals that were fighting for the throne to reach Rome and had himself proclaimed emperor. He was an old man of 75 when he became emperor.He was famous for the mistake that he refused top pay the soldiers the bonus that emperors usually paid them. Otho, a friend Galba had dissapointed, turned his soldiers against Galba and on January 16 69 AD Galba was killed and he only reigned for barely 7 months.The next emperor Marcus Salvius Otho, as soon as he became emperor Otho faced a revolt of his own as the praetorian guard supported him but the Legions in Germany supported a man named Vitellius. As a result ,the German legions marched on Rome to put Vitellius on the throne and to depose Otho.when he heard of this revolt, Otho sent his troops to fight Vitellius. Otho had sent his troops to late and his army suffered a horrible defeat.
His first public appearance was in BC 51 at the funeral of his grandmother Julia when he delivered the eulogy (Fagan). The familial relationship between Julius Caesar and Augustus is not clear but Dio claims (45.1.2), he was taken by Julius Caeser to be trained as his successor in his youthful stage as quoted by Fagan. Young Octavius was elected to the pontifical college in 48 BC; he received military honors in 46 BC when he took part of the procession of the multiple
In fact, he carefully pieced together a patchwork of powers that allowed him to be an absolute ruler and yet avoid the hatred Caesar aroused as dictator. In Latin, the name Augustus implies both political authority and religious respect. The Romans had for some time called Octavian imperator, a title once awarded to victorious generals that soon became associated with the ruler and thus led to the English word emperor. In 27 BC he was first called princeps (leading man of the state), which later became the official title of the Roman emperors. His imperium, or military authority, extended throughout the empire and was greater than the power of any other governor or
Alan Ganesh Mr. Beams Period 6 12 November 2012 Caesar:Rebuilding a Declining Empire Julius Caesar took a declining Rome and molded it into an empire that would help the Roman civilization thrive for a great period of time after his death. His entire life was dedicated to this cause and that is why his plan worked out so smoothly. His ability to lead the Roman people was set up by his childhood because of being born into a patrician family and the jobs that he was involved with in his early career. After his early career, Caesar was elected into consul where he would be able to further his political career and make small changes in Roman society. Using his consulship he gained control over small areas of land and eventually led great military
He kept the traditions and ideals that made Rome strong and used them to reshape a government that would dominate over the Mediterranean arena for the next 400 years. Augustus himself attested to his morality, and vowed to end the corruption within the political society of the time, particularly
Augustus benefited in many ways from the building reform program. He benefited mostly through gain of reputation through the construction of building and temples. Thanks to the buildings he was established as the founder of new Rome, he gained popularity from the people through the peace and prosperity of Rome that was established thanks to building reform program. Augustus was seen as patron of the people and thus he conducted himself as so the building program further affirmed his already strong popularity with the
With his determination Justinian was able to keep the Roman heritage and the Roman culture going for another thousand years. Justinian was a good ruler but had some defects in the way he ruled. Justinian was a good ruler because most of the things that he did were to please his people. One example of that was the completion of the Hagia Sophia in 537. The Hagia Sophia was a place people could go to honor and serve god.
Alexander the Great. 2011(http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/alexander_the_great.shtml) How did it affect the place Alexander the Great conquered? In many of the lands he conquered he created great cities and took control of the land. He set up an administration system; this meant that everybody understood the laws of the city and how things worked. He always placed an Officer/General in charge.
Justinian ruled the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 565 CE. He was the last king to adopt the strategy of reunification, giving equal importance to the recovery in the west and defense and expansion in the east. He was the heir of peasant who went to the army and got elected to be king. For that reason, he infuriated bishops with his attempts to reconcile conflicting theological opinions. Justinian’s tax policies made the rich howl in anguish when the monarchy needed supporters.
Augustus, or “the revered one”, was the first appointed Roman emperor after the collapse of the Republic in 27 B.C. Under his rule, Rome developed into the sophisticated society that spawned one of the greatest civilizations our world has ever seen. To fully grasp the importance of the Roman Empire under the rule of Augustus, we must first examine