Emperors I
first emperor to persecute Christians
Nero
Roman empire was divided into two parts - name them
East and the West
Who directly caused the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
Germans
emperor who captured Jerusalem and destroyed temple before he became emperor
Titus
German gods for days of the week
Woden, Sunna, Thor
emperor when volcano erupted to bury Pompeii
TItus
city destroyed by volcanic eruption
Pompeii
non-Jews
Gentiles
Roman emperor who reigned during Jesus' crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension
Tiberius
Pontius Pilate
expelled Jews from Rome
Claudius
city built on the old city of Byzantium
Constantinople
led the Huns in battle against the Ostrogoths
Attila
'mad', chose favorite horse to be in the Senate; his bodyguards murdered him
Caligula
city where Visigoths defeated the Romans
Adrianople
at first friendly to Christians, in A.D. 202 he started vicious persecutions of Christians
Septimius Severus
two continents meet at _______________
Constantinople
descendants of Japheth's grandson
Germans
emperor who divided the Roman empire into two parts
Theodosius I
fall of Roman empire
emperor that pushed the boundaries of the empire the farthest
Trajan
name of volcano that erupted to cover three cities in lava and ash
Mt. Vesuvius
Name three of the 'groups' of emperors
Claudian, Flavian, and Five Good Emperors
Diocletian
greatest turning point in history