Early Rome
The earliest group of people to settle in Rome
Etruscans
The law making body of Rome's government
Senate
Which event marked the end of the Roman republic
Death of Julius Caesar
Pax Romana stands for...
Roman Peace
This is known as the process of the cost of things going up and value of money going down
Inflation
The geographical features of Rome
Peninsula, Med. Sea, flat farm land, etc
The form of government where elected officials make the laws and represent the people
Republic
Triumvirate
This was created as a gift to the people for entertainment and event
The events of the Colosseum were used to distract the people from the problems of Rome, this idea was called...
Bread and Circuses
The FIRST government in Rome
Monarchy
The name of the two categories of Roman society
Patrician and Plebeians
The name of Caesar's nephew who took over after Caesar
Augustus/Octavian
What allowed the vast empire to stay connected and allowed the spread of trade and new ideas
Paved roads
With the expansion of the empire what caused the rise of unemployment?
Slavery of conquered people
The first written down rules and laws of Rome were known as
Twelve Tables
Name of the representatives of the lower class
This emperor ended persecution of Christians in Rome and made it the official religion
Constantine
Pax Romana started under which emperor
Augustus
What caused the military to weaken from the standpoint of the generals and commanders
Only cared about their own political gains and not about safety of Rome
These sets of three Wars were fought between Rome and which powerful civilization in the Southern Mediterranean Sea (wars and civ)
Punic Wars and Carthage
Name of the Roman army
Legion
What was the name of the law that made Christianity free to practice in Rome
Edict of Milan
These are government jobs worked by the people for the people of the civilization
Civil Services
What was happening with political instability (emperors) in Rome at this time? Why could the people not trust the government
The constant cycle of a new emperor every year/assassination