People
Justinian's wife who had a major influence on his rule as emperor
Who is Theodora?
What is Rome?
A reason why Rome collapsed-- Soldiers were turning on the empire, Rome had 22 emperors in 50 years
What is Political Confusion?
Ruled the Byzantine Empire at the height of its power
Pokes fun at human weaknesses like comedians do today
What is a satire?
Escaped slave that led a slave rebellion in 71 BC
Who is Spartacus?
Capital of the Eastern Roman Empire
What is Constantinople?
A reason for Rome's collapse-- Roman soldiers were attacking farms & disrupting trade. Because of this, inflation ultimately occurred
What is Economic Weakness?
An oval-shaped arena where chariot races and other events were held
Hippodrome
Poems that express strong emotions about life
What is an ode?
The last Roman emperor who was actually Roman.
Hint: He was 14 years old
Who is Romulus Augustulus?
Where Romans would shop, eat, and hang out
What is the Forum?
What are Invasions?
Patterns or pictures made from small pieces of colored glass or stone
What is a Mosaic?
A major world religion that began in the eastern part of the Roman Empire and was adopted by Rome's emperors in the AD 300s.
What is Christianity?
Became emperor in AD 284 that introduced reforms, most of which did not work
Who is Diocletian?
Piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides-- Constantinople is one of these
The Germanic tribe who feared a Hun invasion, so they asked for protection by the Romans. (Romans betrayed them so these people rebelled)
The Visigoths
The religious center of the Byzantine Empire that took 10,000 laborers to finish
Hagia Sophia or "Holy Wisdom"
Scientist who lived in Alexandria and focused on astronomy
Who is Ptolemy?
Became emperor after Diocletian's reign
Tried to keep up Diocletian's reforms
Who is Constantine?
Where the Germanic invaders originated from
What is Northern Europe?
Theodosius's solution to the Roman empire's corruption. After he died he said this is what needed to happen.
What is split the Roman empire into two parts?
Code that was created by a group of legal scholars to create a simpler and better code of laws
Justinian Code
What is a slave?