Octavian- AKA Caesar Augustus
Augustus:
- Begins the Pax Romana (peace)
- When he died he passed the power to Tiberius
- He set up a civil service to take care of the roads, the grain supply, even a postal service
- Emperor when Jesus was born
Jesus:
- He was a practicing Jew
- Roman citizen
- He began his ministry at age 30
- He said words that made the Romans and Jews nervous so they began to plan his execution
- Pontius Pilate sentences Jesus to death by crucifixion
- Paul is the guy who spread the word about Jesus' death, resurrection, and message
- Paul traveled to many places telling them about Jesus and he has never met him
- He wrote letters to many of those he spoke to
A Ranking of the Most Influential People:
- Muhammad
- Sir Isaac Newton
- Jesus
- Buddha
- Confucius
- St Pail of Tarsus
Tiberius:
- They often adopted people to be next when its time
- Stepson of Octavian
- He didn't want to run the emperor
- He didn’t get along with the Senate, he referred to them as "men fit to be slaves"
- When he died he gave the power to Caligula
Caligula:
- He was Germanicus' son
- Tiberius adopted grandson
- Granted bonuses to those in the military
- He began to fight with the Senate
- He had statues of him displayed in many places
- slept with other man's wives
- They said he tried to make his horse a consul
Claudius:
- Set apart by his family because of his disabilities
- He built roads, defeated Britain, renovated the Circus Maximus
- His wife Messalina was never faithful to him
- he found Silius as a threat
- Had Messalina and Silius killed
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