MM: Cultural Lesson - Rome During the Reign of Augustus

Rome During the Reign of Augustus

Please download the handout The Roman Empire During the Reign of Augustus Links to an external site..

Each section of the document discusses a major area that Rome controlled during Augustus' reign. Many people from these regions came to live in Rome and in particular, certain dignitaries sent their children to stay in the imperial house. For each region, note where some of the characters involved in our story came from.

 

Rome, at the time of the death of Marcellus (23 BCE), was a vast empire. People from all over the empire came to Rome to learn and to experience the grandeur of the great city. Several of the pupils in the imperial household came from distant lands like Asia Minor and northern Africa.

One of the most important subjects that Roman students learned was geography. Pseudolus prepares a lesson on the geography of the Roman Empire, showing its expansion over time. Please view the following presentation explaining the expansion of Rome: