NOTES

Today in class we took notes on the following...

• as Rome grew, the gap between the rich and poor also grew
• Many of the rich lived in big estates 
• enslaved people worked for many of the estates
• by 100 B.C., enslaved people formed 1/3 of the Rome population
• many farmers lost land due to the rich
• Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus attempted to help the poor by proposing reforms as limiting sizes of the estates and giving the poor land
• made enemies of many senators, who felt threatened of their ideas
• both died violent deaths in different years
• in 60 B.C., a military leader named Julius Caesar joined forces with Crassus and Pompey
• Ceaser was elected consul
• for the next ten years, they dominated Rome as a triumvirate
• became governor of gaul
• became very popular men
• Pompey became Ceaser's rival
• became dictator for life
• after his death, war broke out again
• after the war, a period of time called the Pax Romana came along meaning "Roman Peace"
• A period of peace and prosperity
• agriculture was the most important industry in the empire
• slavery was a huge part of Rome
• Octavian became the ruler of Rome
• soon accepted the title, Augustus