The Republic
The Empire
Achievements
Christianity
The Decline
100
To block laws that were harmful to Plebeians
What is veto?
100
Establishing control over foreign lands and peoples
What is imperialism?
100
A picture made from chips of colored stone or glass
What is a mosaic?
100
Anointed king sent by God
Who is the Messiah?
100
New capital of the Roman Empire, it means "New Rome"
What is Constantinople?
200
Brothers who founded the City of Rome
Who are Romulus and Remus?
200
Farming estates
What are latifundias?
200
Bridge-like stone structures that carried water from the hills into Roman cities
What are aqueducts?
200
Means a person sent forth, 12 followers of Jesus
Who are the apostles?
200
Migrated from central Asia toward Eastern Europe in 370
Who are the Huns?
300
Farmers, merchants, and artisans who made up most of the population
Who are the Plebeians?
300
Plebeian brothers who were the first to reform
Who are Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus?
300
Proposed the theory that the Earth was at the center of the universe
Who is Ptolemy?
300
Most influential role in spreading Christianity throughout Italy
Who is Paul?
300
This Germanic group attacked the Roman army at Adrianople in 378
Who are the Visigoths?
400
The first people to migrate to Italy
Who are the Latins?
400
Ambitious military commander who dominated Roman politics from 100 BC to 44 BC
Who is Julius Caesar?
400
Application of science and mathematics to develop useful structures and machines
What is engineering?
400
Issued the Edict of Milan and ended the persecution of Christians
Who is Constantine?
400
Foreign soldiers serving for pay
Who are the mercenaries?
500
The basic military unit
What is the legion?
500
Octavian's title, means Exalted One
Who is Augustus?
500
Man who wrote the epic poem Aeneid
Who is Virgil?
500
Beliefs said to be contrary to official Church teachings
What are heresies?
500
In 284 this emperor decided to restore order for the Roman Empire
Who is Diocletian?
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