Augustus and the Roman Empire (Imperium Romanum)
Civil wars and Julius Caesar's death ended the old republican order. Octavian became Augustus in 27 BC and established a durable imperial system that kept republican titles while concentrating authority in one ruler.
Grades 6–8. Places and stories.
How it connects
The Pax Romana aided travel, trade, and communication across the Mediterranean world, the same world in which Christ was born and the apostles carried the Gospel.
Latin words that go with this card: imperium, imperator, pax, via, provincia.