Christianity
Apostle that was crucified upside down, he is also considered the first Pope.
Peter
a government in which citizens have the right to vote and elect officials.
Republic
A country that has several territories
Empire
•a general rise in the cost of goods
inflation
created to bring water to their cities
aqueducts
Made Christianity the official religion of Rome
Theodosius
Member of the 1st Triumvirate
Crassus, Pompey and Julius Cesar.
Last emperor of the Roman Empire
Romulus Augustus
society ruled by men
patriarchal society
Was Carthage greatest general
Hannibal
Blamed fire on the Christians
Nero
Allowed poor citizens to join in exchange of land.
Marius
Constantine built Constantinople in modern daY _________________________
Turkey
groups within the same county involved in conflict
civil war
Wrote Ancient Rome’s most famous epic poem the Aeneid
Virgil
He was not part of the original 12 Apostles but he traveled founding Christian churches and preaching.
Paul
had power of vetoing each other.
Consuls
A period of stability and peace
Pax Romana
Became Augustus (first emperor of Rome)
Octavian
Was the first written code of law in Rome
12 tables
Writing that gives a record of Jesus life and teachings
New Testament
a system of rules which a government is organized. (unwritten)
Constitution
Year of the Fall of the Western Roman Empire
476
Started by three men to stop the long period of civil wars at the due to the Marius and Sulla conflict.
First Triumvirate
Capital of the Eastern Roman Empire
Constantinople