One who Commands
Under this emperor, the Byzantine Empire reached its largest size.
Who is Justinian?
What is a Civil War?
The Romans built a network of these throughout their empire, and their taxes paid for those.
What are the Roman Roads?
This Late Roman Emperor was the first to become Christian, although it would not become the official religion of Rome until after his death.
Who is Constantine?
This is the Latin word for Peace.
What is Pax?
The title given to Octavius Caesar when he organized the shattered Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.
What is Augustus/What is Emperor?
Constantine is known for two things: converting to Christianity, and moving the capital from Rome to this tiny Greek city-state.
What is Byzantium/Constantinople?
A system of tunnels and bridges designed to carry water from a spring to a city.
What is an Aqueduct?
This Apostle led the Christian Church in its earliest days and wrote parts of the New Testament. Legend says he founded the church in Rome. Unfortunately, he was martyred under the reign of Emperor Nero.
Who is Peter?
What is Christianity?
The first four books of the New Testament, telling the story of Jesus Christ's life from four different perspectives.
What are the Gospels?
This Byzantine legal code was a success, so much that many European kingdoms copied its ideas.
What is the Justinian Code?
Roman architects had the ability to create free-standing domes out of this material, which we have yet to replicate in the modern day.
What is Roman Concrete?
The fundamental difference between Judaism and Christianity is that Christians believe that this man is the long-awaited Messiah.
Who is Jesus Christ?
Christians kept this Jewish practice of resting and worshiping God on the seventh day, but changed it to Sunday to commemorate Christ's resurrection.
What is the Sabbath?
The northern border of the Roman Empire in Britain was marked by a wall named after this emperor.
Who is Hadrian?
Both of these emperors established new laws, built many new structures, and conquered more lands. Both are also known for loyalty to their wives.
Who are Augustus and Justinian?
This freestanding amphitheater in Rome originally had the ability to be flooded on command. Later, trapdoors and rising platforms were added instead.
What is the Colosseum?
This extremely eloquent senator was often used as a model by later orators, even though he was the only one not invited to Caesar's assassination.
Who is Cicero?
The Romans traded all over the Mediterranean, mostly by sea, but they also managed to trade as far away as this far eastern empire.
What is China?/Han Dynasty?
The Pax Romana officially ended with the reign of this emperor, suspected of killing his own father, Marcus Aurelius.
Who is Commodus?
What is an Icon?
This building used to be a cathedral in Constantinople. For a long time it was a mosque, and now it is a museum. Both the Byzantine art and the Muslim additions are preserved.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
This apostle is remembered for his missionary work, as well as for writing much of the New Testament.
Who is Paul?
The Fall of Rome in the West came after several decades of invasion and pillaging by these three groups.
Who are Goths, Vandals, and Huns?