Things
Arena that could hold 60,000 people
What is the Colosseum?
Pictures made from small pieces of colred glass or stone
What is Mosaics?
Believed by his follower to be a special follower sent by god.
What is messiah?
Declared himself dictaro for life and was assassinated on March 15, 44. B.C.
What is Caesar?
Roman emperor that moved the capital from Rome to Constantiople. Ended Persecution of Christians.
What is Constantine?
A person elected to act for the other
What is a Representative?
Became the basis of many modern European languages
What is Latin?
Caesar's grand-nephew and adopted son who changed his name to Augustus
What is Octavian?
In 284 A.D he divided the Roman empire in half.
What is Diocletian?
Began in the Roman Empire.
What is Christianity?
Rome's first written laws
The Twelve Tables?
Included patrician and plebeians. there was a civil war and fighting among them when the Republic was first established.
What is Roman citizens?
Lasted about 1,000 years ( eastern half of the Roman Empire after the split.)
What is Byzantine Empire?
A government in which the people get to elect their own government leaders.
What is a Republic?
Were the only group of citizens that could hold political office in early Rome.
What is Patricians?
A fierce and effective general that fought for Carthage in the 2nd Punic War.
What is Hannibal?
A time period of peace and prosperity in Rome that began with Augustus.
What is Pax Romana?
Aqudeduct, dome, and arches are examples
What is Architecture?
Roman leaders elected by the citizens' assembley that was made up of on Patrician and on Plebeian.
What is a Consuls?
Founded the city of Rome.
What is Romulus and Remus?