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100
The person who changed Rome from a republic to an empire as its first emperor
(Octavian) Augustus Caesar
100
The later name of the Eastern Roman Empire
the Byzantine Empire
100
The primary/official language of the Roman Republic and Empire
Latin
100
Rome officially became an empire in this year
a.) 27 BCE b.) 34 CE
c.) 12 BCE d.) 68 CE
a.) 27 BCE
100
The emperor's personal guard
the Praetorian guard
200
This emperor prosecuted Christians and blamed them after Rome burned (even though it was probably his fault)
Nero
200
This person divided the Roman Empire into east and west
Emperor Dicletian in 285 CE
200
These 2 types of religions were official in Rome at various times.
monotheism and polytheism
200
This was a period of Roman peace from 27BCE to 180 CE
Pax Romana (Roman Peace)
200
The Roman Empire reached its maximum size of 1.9 million square miles under Trajan. It spanned these 3 continents
Europe, Asia, and Africa
300
This emperor reunited the empire and moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium.
Constantine I "the Great"
300
The last "Roman Emperor"
Romulus Augustulus (r.465-476)
300
3 major buildings or infrastructure achievements of the Roman Empire
Hadrian's Wall, roads, Colosseum, aqueducts, columns, etc.
300
What happened to Pompeii in 79 CE?
Destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
300
The xylosplongium was used for what?
a.) cleaning toilets b.)self-cleaning
c.) cleaning chariots d.) keeping students awake
b.) self-cleaning in public toilets
It was kept in a bucket of vinegar as disinfectant.
400
The emperor who (supposedly) elected his horse to the Senate as a consul
Caligula with his favorite horse, Incitatus ("excited")
400
3 economic issues that contributed to the "fall" of the Roman Empire.
heavy taxes, inflation, trade decline, overreliance on slave labor, widening wealth gap, food shortages, devalued currency, urban decay, economic fragmentation, dependence on mercenaries
400
Gladiators were what kind of people and what is the term for when an emperor provides the people with food and entertainment?
Answer Both
slaves, prisoners, etc.
Bread & Circus
400
Why did Rome experience the year of 4 emperors in 69 CE?
-power vacuum left by Nero's suicide in 68CE
-military ambition
-lack of a succession policy
-political instability
400
The longest title of any emperor had how many words?
a.) 10 b.) 20
c.) 30 d.) 35
c.) 30 for Commodus
Imperator Caesar Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus Augustus Pius Felix Sarmaticus Germanicus Maximus Britannicus, Pacator orbis terrarum, Invictus, Herculeus, Romanus Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestas XVIII, Imperator VIII, Consul VII, Pater Patriae
"Emperor Caesar Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus Augustus, Pious, Lucky, Sarmatian, Germanic, the Best, British, Peacemaker of the World, Unconquerable, Herculean, the Best Roman Pontifex, Tribunician Power XVIII, Emperor VIII, Consul VII, Father of the Country"
500
The 3 members of the First Triumvirate and the process its outcome started for the Roman Republic
Answer Both
Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus
Caesar defeated the others and set Rome on the road to empire.
500
3 of the "barbarian" groups that invaded Rome at the end of the empire
Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Vandals, Franks, Angles, Saxons, Huns, Lombards, Burgundians, Alans, Suebi
500
3 forms of entertainment in the Roman Empire
chariot races, gladiator battles, hunting, public baths, theater, festivals, feasts, board games, poetry and story readings, military parades
500
The mythological founders of Rome
Romulus and Remus
500
2 Truths, 1 Lie:
-Claudius I fought an orca/killer whale
-Valentinian had a single pet bear
-Domitian wrote a handbook called "On Haircare"
Lie: Valentinian had two pet bears, Goldflake and Innocence
Truths:
-There is a story that an orca came into the Roman port at Ostia. The whale became trapped by sand and Claudius ordered it killed for entertainment.
-Domitian was self-conscious about his balding (Sulla cura dei capelli)