Why Did Augustus Break The Senate
The rise of the Roman Empire has plenty to do with the entrance of Rome into the "Pax Romana." Rome had gone through different rules, revolts, and chaotic upheavals. Under the rule of Augustus he was able to reform the senate, the army and religious and family affairs.
First, Augustus reduced the size of the Senate. Instead of being above them he tried to work equally with them or place them and subordinates in his reforms. Because of the reduction, he was able to rid the Senate of incompetent senators. In order to join the Senate you were appointed by Augustus himself and the roles were received by hereditary. When you look at how Augustus created this system you're able to see that the Senate still had some power and it was shared with Augustus. Senate was in charge of appointing governors where as Augustus focused on military commanders. It was a sort of checks and balances system so that …show more content…
not one body of system had too much power.
Second, reforms were made to the army. Augustus treated the citizens and non citizens serving in the army really well. Of his 60 legions, Augustus was able to sanction 32 legions in colonies all over that he purchased and the 28 were permanent legions stationed in imperial provinces. After legionnares and auxilalries completed there served terms they were nicely rewarded by Augustus. They were able to help the poor by constructing vast public recreation centers that included bathing facilities, health clubs, brothels, and arenas for entertainment. Since he was able to create a structure and reward system for his army they were able to happily serve under Augustus. With the promise of a better life and retirement it created more citizens who were happy to enlist and serve.
Finally, with religious reforms it was able to contribute to the Roman Empire.
Augustus insisted on restoring temples,reviving ancient Roman cults, reformed priesthoods, and even encouraged attendance of public religious festivals. His man focus was restoration of the relationship between God and Roman destiny. Not only did he make reformation towards religion but towards the restoration of traditional Roman virtues within the family structure. Marriage was being strongly encouraged and procreation to have large families were greatly rewarded by Augustus. He actually penalized those who didn't marry and made sure that laws were created to ensure that women didn't have extramarital affairs.
In conclusion, there are many factors that contributed to the rise of the Roman Empire. There are other religious figures, leaders and benefactors to the rise but I believe Augustus's reforms were a big influence all over Rome. The transformations would later inspire other empires surrounding them. The reforms made by Augustus would lead Rome into the era of Pax Romana and years of
"peace."
First, Augustus reduced the size of the Senate. Instead of being above them he tried to work equally with them or place them and subordinates in his reforms. Because of the reduction, he was able to rid the Senate of incompetent senators. In order to join the Senate you were appointed by Augustus himself and the roles were received by hereditary. When you look at how Augustus created this system you're able to see that the Senate still had some power and it was shared with Augustus. Senate was in charge of appointing governors where as Augustus focused on military commanders. It was a sort of checks and balances system so that …show more content…
not one body of system had too much power.
Second, reforms were made to the army. Augustus treated the citizens and non citizens serving in the army really well. Of his 60 legions, Augustus was able to sanction 32 legions in colonies all over that he purchased and the 28 were permanent legions stationed in imperial provinces. After legionnares and auxilalries completed there served terms they were nicely rewarded by Augustus. They were able to help the poor by constructing vast public recreation centers that included bathing facilities, health clubs, brothels, and arenas for entertainment. Since he was able to create a structure and reward system for his army they were able to happily serve under Augustus. With the promise of a better life and retirement it created more citizens who were happy to enlist and serve.
Finally, with religious reforms it was able to contribute to the Roman Empire.
Augustus insisted on restoring temples,reviving ancient Roman cults, reformed priesthoods, and even encouraged attendance of public religious festivals. His man focus was restoration of the relationship between God and Roman destiny. Not only did he make reformation towards religion but towards the restoration of traditional Roman virtues within the family structure. Marriage was being strongly encouraged and procreation to have large families were greatly rewarded by Augustus. He actually penalized those who didn't marry and made sure that laws were created to ensure that women didn't have extramarital affairs.
In conclusion, there are many factors that contributed to the rise of the Roman Empire. There are other religious figures, leaders and benefactors to the rise but I believe Augustus's reforms were a big influence all over Rome. The transformations would later inspire other empires surrounding them. The reforms made by Augustus would lead Rome into the era of Pax Romana and years of
"peace."