In the previous lecture, we examined the reforms that Augustus instituted during his reign. In this lecture, I want to look at the final years of his life and the beginning of the so-called Julio-Claudian dynasty of Roman emperors. As we will see, Augustus was something of a zenith in the early years of the Roman Empire. In this lecture, we are going to examine those who followed Augustus as Princeps of Rome. The period that we are looking at in Roman history is often referred to as the Early Principate, that is, the early period of what we call the Roman Empire. What does the term Principate mean? It comes from the Latin word Princeps, which literally means “The First.” This is the title that the Julio-Claudians assumed. They were the “First among Citizens.” The Principate is the realm that the Princeps oversees. In other words, Princeps, is the Emperor, and Principate is the government of the Empire.
Rome 07: The Punic Wars
Rome 06: The Conquest of Italy
Rome 05: The Institutions of the Roman Republic
Rome 04 - The Mythical Origins of Rome
Rome 03: The Ancient Italian Peninsula
Rome 02: The Ancient Mediterranean
Rome 01: Early Writing Cultures
Ancient Greece 22: The Achaean War
Ancient Greece 21: The Macedonian Wars
Ancient Greece 20: The Pyrrhic War
Ancient Greece 15: Hellenism
Ancient Greece 11: The Peloponnesian War
Ancient Greece 10: The Persian Wars
Ancient Greece 07: Sparta
Ancient Greece 06: Ancient Greek Geography and Military
Ancient Greece 05: The Polis
Ancient Greece 04: The Greek Renaissance
Ancient Greece 03: The Dark Ages and Homeric Society
Ancient Greece 02: The Ancient Mediterranean
Ancient Greece 01 - Early Writing Cultures
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