Rise of the Empire
This Trojan hero was linked by Roman tradition to the origins of the Roman people.
Who is Aeneas?
This early ruling house began with Augustus and included emperors like Tiberius.
What is the Julio-Claudian dynasty?
This process spread Roman culture, language, customs, and institutions throughout the empire.
What is Romanization?
This 313 CE decree is associated with toleration of Christianity in the Roman Empire.
What is the Edict of Milan?
This Panhellenic athletic competition between Greek city-states began in 776 B.C.
What are the Olympics?
This alliance followed Caesar’s death and helped set the stage for Octavian’s rise.
What is the Second Triumvirate?
These emperors ruled from 96–180 CE and were remembered for capable leadership.
Who are the Five Good Emperors?
This network connected Rome to Asia and carried luxury goods such as silk.
What is the Silk Road?
This Jewish teacher from Nazareth became the central figure of Christianity.
Who is Jesus of Nazareth?
This city-state was sacked by Alexander shortly after he became king in order to crush a Greek rebellion.
What is Thebes?
This ruler defeated Antony and became Rome’s first emperor under the title Augustus.
Who is Augustus/Octavian?
This phrase describes the long period of imperial stability and prosperity in early Rome.
What is the Pax Romana?
This four-ruler system was created to restore order during the empire’s later crises.
What is the Tetrarchy?
This term describes the scattering of Jewish communities after Roman repression
What is the Jewish diaspora?
These citizen-soldiers fought in a phalanx formation and became a key military development of the Greek polis.
What are hoplites?
This former ally of Octavian was defeated in the struggle for control of Rome.
Who is Marc Antony?
This term described the imperial system in which the emperor ruled as the “first citizen.”
What is the Principate?
This emperor reorganized the empire and created the Tetrarchy.
Who is Diocletian?
This doctrine claimed that the bishop of Rome inherited authority through Saint Peter.
What is Petrine Succession?
This uprising in Ionia was the immediate cause of the First Greco-Persian War.
What is the Ionian Revolt?
This Egyptian queen allied with Antony in the final civil wars of the republic.
Who is Cleopatra?
This elite military unit protected the emperor and later became politically dangerous.
What is the Praetorian Guard?
This emperor converted to Christianity and founded Constantinople.
Who is Constantine?
This religion began as a small sect in Roman Judea and became a major world religion.
What is Christianity?
This Macedonian king conquered the Greek city-states by reforming his army and defeating them in battle.
Who is Philip II of Macedon?