HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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he conquered the Etruscans
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he repaired mistakes made by Nero
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He brought order, good government and peace to Rome.
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He overcame Caligula
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Detailed explanation-1: -He appealed to Roman citizens by claiming that he led a frugal and modest life. Augustus reorganized Roman life throughout the empire. He passed laws to encourage marital stability and renew religious practices. He instituted a system of taxation and a census while also expanding the network of Roman roads.
Detailed explanation-2: -Augustus faced a problem making peace an acceptable mode of life for the Romans, who had been at war with one power or another continuously for 200 years. Romans regarded peace not as an absence of war, but as a rare situation which existed when all opponents had been beaten down and lost the ability to resist.
Detailed explanation-3: -The term “Pax Romana, ‘’ which literally means “Roman peace, ‘’ refers to the time period from 27 B.C.E. to 180 C.E. in the Roman Empire.
Detailed explanation-4: -Among the reforms that Augustus Caesar instituted were creation of a civil service, establishment of a postal system, introduction of new coins for money transactions, and reform of the census in order to make the tax system more equi-table. He set up what may have been the world’s first fire department.