Roman Republic
What areas did Alexander the Great Conquer
Greece, Persian Empire and Middle East
Pax Romana is
long period of peace in the Roman Empire
What did the eastern part of the Roman Empire become
Byzantine Empire
commoner in ancient rome
plebian
What was Rome's chief governing body?
Senate
Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus are
Athenian Dramatists
What are the White House, Capitol and Jefferson Memorial based on
greek and roman architecture
skilled public speaker
orator
What did Hannibal do during the Second Punic War
attack Rome by land, trek across the Alps and raid Saguntum
What was important to Aristotle
truth
word for banished or sent away
ostracize
in the style of ancient Greece or Rome
classical
For what is Julius Caesar remembered?
great general, craving power, starting a civil war
Edict of Milan did what
made Christianity legal
upper-class person in ancient rome
partrician
ability to think clearly and understand
reason
Why Caesar Augustus a great leader
He established peace that lasted a long time
Allah and the Koran are part of what religion
Islam
type of philosopher in ancient Greece
sophist
civilization that adopted the culture of ancient greece
Hellenistic