When the
Roman Republic failed, and Rome
became an Empire, ruled by emperors,
some things stayed the same. Families still lived in one home. Old age
was still honored. Everyone had to worship the
Roman gods. The center of each
town was still the
Forum. The rich lived in
beautiful homes. The poor worked all the time.
Many things changed. Although the Senate met
and argued, and had advisory power, the real power was now in the hands of an
all-powerful emperor. The Roman people would never have accepted a king.
However, they seemed to have no problem accepting the leadership of a
dictator, who called himself an emperor.
Under Augustus, the first Roman
emperor, the people got used to being ruled by one leader.
For
nearly 500 years, Rome was an Empire
Roman
Emperors
Pax
Romana
Improvements
under the Empire
Status
of Women
Breakfast
Afternoon/Siestas
Dinner
Entertainment
Holidays
& Festivals
The
Grand Pantheon
Pompeii
Colosseum
Gladiators
Nero
Spartacus
The
Rise of Christianity
Emperor
Diocletian Splits the Empire in Half
Barbarians/Rome
Falls
Maps
& Timelines
Achievements/Contributions
