Y N0t 2 #46-Second Set of Caesar Notes

• Octavian the Ravien (I don’t know it was a stretch) took to the throne at the age of 18 

• He was in a triumvirate with Mark Anthony and Lepidus

• Octavian made Lepidus retire

• As a result, he and Mark Antony became rivals 

• Mark Antony buddies up with Cleopatra of Egypt

• Octavian is now ruling Rome all by himself

• …all by mysellllllffffff

• The new and improved Rome became an empire, not a republic

• Octavian started Pax Romana, which lasted 207 years

• He did many great things for Rome including:

• building a network of roads

• collecting taxes

• etc.

• Octavian eventually died of natural causes and his power was passed on to new emperors

• Tiberius

• ruled from AD 14-37 

• Great general but didn’t want to be emperor

• Caligula

• ruled from AD 37-41

• won a power struggle after Tiberius' death

• His name means “booties” because some soldiers saw him wearing little boots

• Wanted to become the next sun god

• Talked to his horse (he was crazy)

• Claudius

• ruled from AD 41-54

• Not a bad dude

• Nero

• ruled from AD 54-68

• Burned down Rome in order to rebuild it, including a giant new palace

• Burned Catholics like candles (covered in wax) to light up his parties