Location/Geography
The Roman empire started on the banks of what river
The Tiber river
What is a senate
what are checks and balances
the governing body of Rome
laws were proposed by the Senate and approved by the magistrates.
What is a disciple
One of Jesus followers
Who is Julius Caesar
He was a leader that wanted to take over and ended up getting to much power
when did Pax Romana start and end
27 B.C and 180 A.D
What is the capital of Italy
Rome
What is a patrician
monarchy
A wealthy powerful citizen of Rome
a political system in which supreme authority is vested in the monarch, an individual ruler who functions as head of state
Who were Peter and Paul
They were disciples of Jesus
How did Julius Caesar die
he gained to much power and the people didn't want him to take over so they killed him
when did the Roman empire start
27 B.C
Rome is located in the central portion of what
aqueduct
The Italian peninsula
The Roman aqueducts supplied fresh, clean water for baths, fountains, and drinking water for ordinary citizens.
What is a republic
dictator
A type of government in which citizens vote to choose their leaders
occasional position appointed by one of the consuls on senate recommendation to deal with a specific crisis for a six month term.
Who was trajan
he was a highly skilled military leader
Who was the first emperor of Rome
Augustus
When did the Roman empire end
476 A.D
What did Rome begin as
what is a villa
a small village near the Tiber river.
A Roman villa was typically a farmhouse or country house in the territory of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
Who is a plebeian
tribunes
A Roman citizen who was not a patrician farmers and soldiers were plebeians.
a military officer that commanded troops.
how did Rome become Christian
In 313 CE, the emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which granted Christianity—as well as most other religions—legal status
who is Constantine
he was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity.
Who started the Roman empier
Augustus
How was Rome protected geographically
By the Alps mountains and the Mediterranean sea
What is a representative
Rome's twelve tables
Someone elected to represent or speak for the people
the legislation that stood at the foundation of Roman law.
who became a christian and removed the ban on the religion of the roman empire
Constantine the Great
who was Tiberius
He was one of the greatest generals of the Empire, whose campaigns defended the northern frontier
How did the Roman empire end
the German chieftain Odoacer deposed the last Roman emperor of the West, Romulus Augustulus.