Religion and Culture
Greco-Roman culture in enduring and referred to as what kind of culture?
Classical
the Capital of Rome was Moved to ____.
Byzantium
Between the reigns of Augustus and Marcus Aurelius, Rome experienced ______, a 207-year period of peace and prosperity.
Pax Romana
Architecture, Engineering, Law and Language
Areas of Roman Achievement
Soldiers became more ____ to their generals than to the Empire.
Loyal
Roman rulers opposed Christianity because Christians would not worship Roman...
Gods
The new Capital of Rome was renamed ____.
Constantinople
On which continent was carthage located?
Africa
Roman engineers built ____ to bring water from the hills into the cities.
Aqueducts
An enduring concept of Roman law is the concept of _____ until proven ______.
Innocent, guilty
Who was the first bishop of Rome?
Peter
Which Emperor moved the capital of the Empire east?
Constantine
To better protect the Empire, Diocletian doubled the size of the _____.
Army
The design of the Roman Aqueducts made significant use of the architectural structure of the _________.
Arch
The Twelve Tables was the Roman legal Code displayed in ______ and gave legal protection to all _______.
The Forum, citizens
Which Christian leader wrote letters that formed the Epistles of the New Testament to groups of believers?
Paul
Which Emperor Divided the Roman Empire?
Diocletian
Roma generals commanded military forces called _____.
Legions
Romance languages, such as French, Italian and Spanish, developed from…
Latin
Tribunes were added to the Roman government to protect the _____ from abuses by the Patricians.
Plebeians
what is the Jewish Diaspora?
Forced dispersal of the Jews
Julius Caesar held the title of ___ at the time of his assassination by the members of the ___.
Dictator, Senate
What conflict of interest lay between Rome and Carthage?
Control of the Mediterranean
A Significant drop in the value of money and rise in prices.
Inflation
Who were the executives of the Roman Republic?
The Consuls