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Define: The Hundred
The name of the fixed number of Germanic soldiers from each village
Define: Battle of Adiranople
Battle between the Roman Army and the Goths
Who was Theodosius I?
Roman Emperor; “Lover of peace and of the Goths”
Also known as The Codex Justinianus. The new Roman Law, streamlined to incorporate Christianity on all levels, and combining it with Roman Law.
Corpus Iuris Civilis
A Gothic Tribe from Southern Scandinavia that clashed with both East and Western Rome from the Carpathian/Balkan region, ultimately taking over Italy
Ostrogoths
Who was Valens?
Roman Emperor defeated by the Goths at Adrianople
Who was the Saint who translated the Bible from Greek into Latin?
St. Jerome
The laws enacted by Emp. Justinian himself, post reorganization and standardization of The Law.
The New Law
Asiatic conquerors who ravaged Europe
The Huns
Whow was Alaric?
Leader of the Goths; Sacked Rome in 410 AD
Name the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire
Constantinople
The Constitution of the Roman Government, describing the structure, powers, and responsibilities of the Imperial Government.
The Institutions
A Gothic Tribe from central Germania outside the Roman Frontier. Raided Western Rome, ultimately settling in North Africa.
The Vandals
Leader of the Huns, called 'The Scourge of God'
Attila
The Bishop of Hippo, wrote The City of God in response to the Sack of Rome
St Augustine
The second half of the collections of writings from prominent jurists and legal scholars, which helped form the basis of Judicial Precedent.
The Pandects
A Gothic Tribe from Southern Scandinavia that clashed with both East and Western Rome from the European Steppe, ultimately settling in the Iberian Peninsula
The Visigoths
A Manchu Tribe from the East Asian Steppe. Often referred to as “The Hell Riders” due to the similarity of their name to "Hell" in Greek, and how brutal their raids were. Rode with the Huns.
The Tatars
The Last Great Western Roman General
Aetius
The first half of the collections of writings from prominent jurists and legal scholars, which helped form the basis of Judicial Precedent.
The Digests
A Gothic Tribe from the Rhine river area outside the Roman Frontier that migrated to Gaul, mostly peacefully. Considered an exemplar of Civilized Goths
The Franks
Patriarch of Rome during the time of Attila. Met the Huns on the road to Rome where he spoke with Attila directly.
Pope Leo I
The blending of beliefs, practices, and organization of two structures into one; The foundational principle of the Codex Justinianus, in order to make Christianity the central belief structure behind Roman Law, making the Roman Empire a truly Christian nation.
Religious and Political Syncretism
Define: The Codex
The compilation of all laws prior to Justinian’s reign that were to be continued, some dating back to the Roman Republic Era.
Define: Migration
The movement of peoples from one place to another.
The first recorded outbreak of Yersinia Pestis, otherwise known as ‘The Black Plague’. First appeared in Egypt in 541 AD, the plague lasted until 549 AD. It was recorded that 5,000 people in Constantinople died a day during the worst outbreak.
The Plague of Justinian
The Roman Empress who helped reform the laws of Rome and worked as her husband’s right hand until her death
St. Theodora
Emp. Theodora the Great
Who was the Roman Emperor who reformed the laws of Rome to include Christian Doctrine and built the Hagia Sofia
St Justinian I
Justinian the Great