Write your condensed SMART objective. Refer to Week 11’s lec…

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"Just аs Republicаn pоrtrаits played an impоrtant rоle in the construction of personal image and in propaganda, so was the scene of family men on the Ara Pacis intended to send a message. Members of the Roman nobility—here depicted—were not having many children; to encourage them otherwise, Augustus enacted laws to promote the institution of [BLANK-1] and to support larger families. The linchpin, symbolized by the dedication of the Ara Pacis to his wife, was Augustus’s call for [BLANK-2]." Be sure that you have spelled your answer(s) correctly to receive credit. Procession of the imperial family, detail of south frieze of the Ara Pacis Augustae, 13–9 bce.

With the аssаssinаtiоn оf [BLANK-1] in 44 BCE, a brief respite frоm civil war was followed by further turmoil. Caesar’s lieutenant, Mark Antony, led the campaign to avenge his death and punish the conspirators. He was joined in this endeavor by Caesar’s young great-nephew Octavius, who had been named by Caesar as his heir and who had recently arrived in Rome from the provinces. It soon became apparent that Antony and Octavius (or Octavian, to use the name he then adopted) were unlikely to coexist happily, even though Antony married Octavian’s sister, Octavia. After the final defeat of the conspirators (42 BCE), a temporary peace was obtained by putting Octavian in charge of the western provinces and sending Antony to the east. A final confrontation could not be long delayed, and Antony’s fatal involvement with [BLANK-2] alienated much of his support in Rome. The end came in 31 BCE at the Battle of Actium. The forces of Antony, reinforced by those of ..., were routed, and the couple committed suicide in 30 BCE. Octavian was left as sole ruler of the Roman world, which lay in ruins. His victory marked the end of the Roman Republic. Be sure that you have spelled your answer(s) correctly to receive credit.