Dates
Pax Romana begins
27 BC (begins with the rule of Caesar Augustus)
Emperor that crucified Jesus
Tiberius
Was a student of Socrates
Plato
What does Pax Romana mean?
Roman Peace
Claudius
Pompeii erupts
79 A.D.
Last "good" emperor of Rome
Marcus Aurelius
What did the ancients value?
a) the soul
b) something higher than themselves
Considered to be one of the Roman Republic's greatest accomplishments
Conquering Carthage in 146 BC
What was one barbaric tribe that lived outside of Rome?
Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Vandals, Slavs, Norsemen, Angles, etc.
Marcus Aurelius dies; Pax Romana ends
180 A.D.
Built a wall in modern-day Britain in 122 A.D.
Emperor Hadrian
What is an example of the Romans believing in something higher than themselves?
Their pagan gods, beauty, etc
The volcano that erupted and destroyed the city of Pompeii
Mt. Vesuvius
Who is considered to be the first scientist?
Aristotle
Construction on Colosseum begins
72 A.D.
Taught Alexander the Great
Aristotle
What is an example of a human having divided loyalty? (or, a conflict between the things you can dedicate your life to?)
Pilate crucifying Jesus (loyalty to the city vs loyalty to God)
Athens killing Socrates (city vs philosophy)
etc
What is one way that Rome was more advanced than the Medieval civilizations that came after them?
Aqueducts, running water, public baths, hygiene, architecture, etc.
List the 6 dominant ancient empires, in order
Egypt
Assyria
Babylon
Persia
Macedonia
Rome
Western Roman Empire falls
476 A.D.
Conquered Babylon
Cyrus the Great of Persia
What are the two goals of science, according to the ancients?
1) Observe the world
2) Teach humans how to act
This saint was famously fed to the lions in the Colosseum as entertainment and as a way to persecute the new Christian faith
Saint Ignatius
What is a quote from Marcus Aurelius?
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