Foundations of Rome
4 Early Inhabitants of Rome
Who are Etruscans, Greeks, Gauls, and Latins?
a series of 3 wars between Rome and Carthage
What is Punic Wars?
Means first citizen (another name for Octavian)
What is Princeps?
Rome's greatest contributions to civilization
The focal point of all world history
What is the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ?
1. Upperclass or "insiders" to Roman politics, religion, and society
2. Lowerclass or "outsiders"
1. Who are Patricians?
2. Who are Plebeians?
Prisoners of war, slaves, or criminals forced to fight in public shows
Who are gladiators?
proclaimed equal rights for all religions, recognized Christianity as a legal religion, and restored confiscated property to Chrisitians
What is Edict of Milan?
This person was a master of Latin Prose and wrote numerous letters, rhetorical treatises, philosophical works, and orations.
Who is Cicero?
A stone wall in northern Britain built to protect the empire's frontier against raids by the fierce Picts and Scots
What is Hadrian's Wall?
Means Greater Greece
1. the idol of the masses
2. the champion of the Senate
1. Who is Marius?
2. Who is Sulla?
200 years of peace and prosperity
What is Pax Romana?
A poem that describes the legendary events that led to the founding of Rome
What is the Aeneid?
Rivals generals placed upon the throne for a time by warring armies
What is Barracks Emperors?
A representative form of civil government in which political power is vested in the electorate (all citizens are able to vote).
What is Republic?
The last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty
Who is Cleopatra?
Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius
Who are the 5 good emperors?
A collection of 16 biographies arranged in groups of 2 in which a Greek orator, statesman, or warrior is paired with a Roman of similar occupation
What is Parallel Lives?
Octavians name in the New Testament
A temple dedicated to the numerous Gods of the empire
What is the Pantheon?
The river Caesar crossed and disobeyed to lead his army across
What is the Rubicon River?
Created institutional unity in the church
What is the Council of Nicaea?
A notion that all law derives from a single central source
What is Single Sovereignty?
What did Antony and Cleopatra do after Antony surrender to Octavian?
What is fled to Egypt and committed suicide?