Roman World Takes Shape
From Republic to Empire
Roman Achievement
Rise of Christianity
The Long Decline
100
Who lived mostly north of Rome
Etruscans
100
population count
census
100
writer of the epic poem Aeneid
Virgil
100
or anointed king sent by god
messiah
100
this emperor divided the Roman Empire into two different halves
Diocletian
200
a ruler who has complete control over a government
dictator
200
emperor that codified roman laws
Hadrian
200
make fun of Roman society
satirize
200
greek meaning a person sent forth
apostle
200
rapid rise of prices
inflation
300
the citizens choose the leaders in this government
What is Republic
300
the ambitious military leader
Julius Caesar
300
What is a picture made from chips of colored stone or glass
What is a mosaic
300
a person who dies for his/her beliefs
martyrs
300
new capital renamed from Byzantium
What is Constantinople
400
or members of the land holding upper class
patricians
400
huge farming estates owned by upper class
Latifundia
400
what is the application of science and math to develop useful structures and machines
engineering
400
group of people who conduct christian services
clergy
400
centeral Asia nomadic people
What is Huns
500
The basic military unit
What is a Legion
500
establishing control over foreign lands and peoples
imperialism
500
bridge like stone structures that carried water from the hills to the Roman cities
aqueducts
500
a high Church official responsible for everyone in his diocese
bishop
500
Soldiers for hire
What is Mercenaries
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