The Augustan Reformation Responsive Or Ideological

The Augustan Reformation: Responsive or Ideological? The government and laws of ancient Rome emphatically ruled the people who resided there. However, Caesar’s assassination in 44 B.C. brought out anarchy. The lower classes, which were very much in support of Caesar, became infuriated that a group of aristocrats had murdered him. Antony, who had arrived with the intent of taking control of Rome, and Octavian, later to be referred to as Augustus, formed an uneasy alliance in order to try and reunite Rome. However, the two eventually turned against each other, and after a battle in Actium in 31 B.C., Augustus became the first official Roman Emperor. Augustus reigned over Rome, determined to resolve the social disorder that was present at the time. Leading with such strength, he began a 200-year period of peace, now known as the Pax Romana. His many laws that were enforced represented a concrete response to the chaos that was present in Ancient Rome. Roman morality had dwindled as the Republic went into a state of decline. Augustus believed that the political turmoil and many civil wars that had existed were caused by the immorality of the Romans (Women and Politics). This regression of morality had weakened the Roman Republic and ultimately led to the political chaos that resulted in the fall of the Republic. One aspect of morality that Augustus claimed had been neglected was the importance that was placed on family. Augustus ruled a patriarchal society. Men were