Italian Peninsula
Name 2 of the Early inhabitants of the Italian peninsula
Etruscans, Latins, Early Greeks
This class of people were common merchants, farmers, and workers in the assembly
Plebeians
The period of time where Rome prospered and grew to its largest size
Pax Romana
The Emperor who split up the Roman Empire
Diocletian
The slave who led a major rebellion against Rome
Spartacus
Name the river that Rome is located on and name another river on the peninsula
Tiber, Rubicon, Po, Danube
How was rank decided in the Roman legions early on?
Wealth
Rome became an emperor after this person's death
Julius Caesar
The city in the middle east named after the Emperor who made Christianity the official religion of Rome
Constantinople
Gladiators
The Mountains that separate Italy from the rest of the world
Appenines
A republic operates in this way as a government
A government where officials are elected by citizens
The last bloodline emperor
Nero
The reason why the Germanic tribes invaded Rome
Invasion of the Huns
The major point of using Roman amphitheaters like the Colosseum was to
Connect the Emperor to the people
Entertain the masses
After the first Punic War, Rome gained this territory
Sicily
The most important legal function that the Twelve Tables established
All free citizens have equal protection under the law
Augustus established colonies in many places within the Empire during his reforms to help this class of people
Proletariat Class, poorest of the poor
Explain the "military decay" of Rome (2) major details
Rome's military was being filled with mercenaries and barbarians (making the legions less loyal)
Rome's legions were fighting for coin rather than the glory of the Empire
Hannibal's strategy for defeating Rome
Why did the Romans decide to fight Carthage in the first Punic War, and what was Rome's disadvantage?
To gain dominance of the Mediterranean
No knowledge of how to battle at Sea
The Plebeians were the ones who fought in the legions, so they decided not to fight until the laws were changed
The major problem of being an Empire over the course of hundreds of years
The lack of a succession process for the Emperor
Explain the economic decay of Rome
(2 major things)
There was not enough food being created due to the lack of fertile land in Italy driving up prices
Roman wealth was being sent into the East Asian nations for purchases of silk etc
Roman denarii was being inflated - Value of the money went down while the prices of things went up
Name a principle of Roman law that influences our legal system today
Provided a defense
Judge interprets the law
Innocent until proven guilty
Guilt must be proven using evidence