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100
Famous emperor, part of triumvirate, murdered at the hands of his friends in Senate
Who is Julius Caesar?
100
New capital of Rome, moved there by Constantine (not Istanbul)
What is Constantinople?
100
Drastic drop in the value of money/cause of Rome's downfall
What is inflation?
100
Wealthy landowners who held most of the power
What is patrician?
100
A form of gov't in which power rests with citizens who vote for people to represent them
What is republic?
200
Foreign soldiers who fight for money
What is mercenaries?
200
This emperor divided the Roman Empire into two parts- Greek-speaking east; Latin-speaking west
Who is Diocletian?
200
Where Romans went to view bloody spectators
What is Colosseum?
200
Group of three rulers
What is triumvirate?
200
Phrase meaning "Roman Peace"
What is "Pax Romana"?
300
Powerful chieftain who terrorized Roman Empire
Who is Attila the Hun?
300
Ancient city flooded by volcanic lava
What is Pompeii?
300
Without his missionary work, Christianity would have developed quite differently
Who is Paul?
300
Mixing of Greek, Hellenistic & Roman culture
What is Greco-Roman culture?
300
The head of the Catholic Church
What is pope?
400
Poet who wrote Aeneid
Who is Virgil?
400
Emperor Augustus accused Mark Anthony of plotting to rule Rome from here
What is Egypt?
400
Dispersal of the Jews
What is Diaspora?
400
Also a priest, but supervises many churches
What is bishop?
400
Brought water into Roman cities
What is aqueducts?
500
Military mastermind behind Punic Wars who famously led elephants through the Alps
Who is Hannibal?
500
This was the most important industry in the Empire
What is Agriculture?
500
This emperor was insane and would frequently murder at will
Who is Nero?
500
Greek sculpture was idealized. Roman sculpture was this
What is realistic?
500
"Rock" on which Christian Church would be built
Who is Peter?
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