Emperors
This first Roman Emperor ruled for about 40 years and began the Pax Romana.
Who is Augustus Caesar?
This period of peace and prosperity lasted about 200 years.
What is the Pax Romana?
This elite group of about 10,000 soldiers protected the emperor.
What are the Praetorian Guards?
This region north of the Danube was conquered by Trajan.
What is Dacia?
This emperor blamed Christians for the Great Fire of 64 AD.
Who is Nero?
This emperor split the Roman Empire into East and West in 293 AD.
Who is Diocletian?
This massive fire burned Rome for about six days during Nero’s reign.
What is the Great Fire of 64 AD?
This advisor and tutor guided Nero early in his reign.
Who is Seneca?
This famous amphitheater could hold over 80,000 spectators.
What is the Colosseum?
This agreement made Christianity legal in the Roman Empire.
What is the Edict of Milan?
This emperor was known as the “Delight of Mankind.”
Who is Titus?
This volcanic eruption destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum.
What is the eruption of Mount Vesuvius?
The mother of Nero was killed after using his power for her own gain.
Who is Agrippina?
This city became the new capital of the Roman Empire under Constantine.
What is Constantinople?
These two apostles were killed during Nero’s persecution.
Who are Peter and Paul?
This emperor moved the capital to Byzantium and converted to Christianity.
Who is Constantine the Great?
This marks the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
What is 476 AD?
This commander of the Praetorian Guard helped guide Nero.
Who is Burrus?
This bridge with 22 arches was built by Trajan across a major river.
What is the Danube Bridge?
This emperor made Christianity the official religion of the empire.
Who is Theodosius I?
This last emperor of the Western Roman Empire was overthrown in 476 AD.
Who is Romulus Augustulus?
This empire conquered Constantinople in 1453, ending the Eastern Roman Empire.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
This king of Dacia fought Trajan and eventually took his own life.
Who is Decebalus?
This column in Rome celebrates Trajan’s victories in Dacia.
What is Trajan’s Column?
This emperor attempted to restore pagan worship after Christianity spread.
Who is Julian the Apostate?