Rome Before 300 AD
Who was the last prominent dictator of the Roman Republic?
Julius Caesar
Who was the the Augustus emperor of Western Rome in 305?
Constantius I Chlorus
What province did Constantine grow up in in Rome?
The Eastern provinces of Rome.
What did Constantine hope it would become?
The "New Rome."
What did the Romans and the Greeks called the people in these tribes?
Barbarians
Who was the first emperor of the Roman Republic?
Augustus
When did Constantius I Chlorus die?
306 AD
When was Constantine apointed Western Augustus emperor by the Western Romany army?
306 AD
What did Constantine use to be?
An older Greek city
Western Rome feared germanic tribes, specifically east of which river?
The Rhine River
What two diseases broke out in Rome, each leaving a devastating mark on the Empire?
The Antonine Plague and the Plague of Cyprian
How did Constantius I Chlorus become the Augustus emperor?
The former Augustus emperor, Maximian stepped down.
What authoritative position did Galerius give Constantine in 306 AD?
Western Caesar emperor.
What was the region that was replaced by Constantinople formally called?
Byzantium.
What became Rome's natural borders agaisnt the Germanic tribes?
The Rhine and Danube rivers
What emperor used the money from dead senators to fund the Colosseum?
Emperor Commodus
When did Diocletian step down as Augustus emperor in Rome?
305 AD, along side Maximian.
What battle is tied to Constantine's full commitment to being a Christian?
The Battle of the Milvian Bridge
What did Constantine make Constantinople in Rome?
The new capital of Rome.
Where did the Germanic tribes originate from?
They originated from areas of modern Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and the Netherlands.
In what year did Diocletian establish the Tetrarchy?
293 AD
What finally allowed Constantine to become sole emperor of Rome?
The death of Licinius, the Eastern emperor in 324 AD when Constantine killed him in the Battle of of Chrysopolis.
Why did Constantine choose that specific city to establish Constantinople?
It was closer to the eastern provinces than the city of Rome was. It was surrounded by water on all three sides. Well location for trade.