Emperors
This Emperor Persecuted Christians - He was ruthless & utilized burning & torture
Who is Nero?
Three wars between Carthage and Rome
What were the Punic wars?
Latin for Roman peace and took place between 31 BC and AD 180
What is the Pax Romana?
The theory that the Earth is the center of the universe
What is geocentric theory?
Twin brothers who were raised by a wolf. One of these founded Rome after killing his brother.
Who are Romulus and Remus?
This Emperor made Christianity legal within Rome because he claimed to see a vision in the sky of a shining cross
Who is Constantine?
An ancient title given to the commander of a victorious army; head of the Roman Empire
What is an imperator?
The teaching that Jesus Christ died in the place of sinful humans so that they might be forgiven other sins and be able to claim as their own the righteousness of Jesus Christ
What is the gospel?
Large structures designed to supply water to cities
What are aqueducts?
A tribe led by by Attila, whose advanced forced dramatic tribe to seek refuge in Roman territory
Who are the Huns?
Took control during Rome's second Civil War, as Cesar informed the tram to Rome together before eventually declaring himself dictator for life
Who is Julius Caesar?
He lead Carthage during the second Punic war to initial victories over the Romans by traversing the Himalayas in the middle of winter
Who is Hannibal?
"first citizen" - title taken by Octavian
What is a princeps?
Philosophy, that teaches true happiness comes only as man frees his from fear and his body from pain
What is Epicureanism?
The aristocratic class and ancient Rome made up of wealthy landowners and Noble families
Who are the Patricians?
Formally known as Octavian took the title of prince and led room to the Pax Romana
Who is Augustus?
He was the most famous Roman of his time and defeated Carthage in Spain, but then later attacked North Africa before forcing Carthage to surrender
Who is Scipio?
This edict of Constantine in 313 made Christianity legal
What is the edict of Milan?
The section of ancient room that was the center of government
Roman Forum
The most important and most powerful body of the Roman Republic
What is the Senate?
This emperor persecuted Christians – he dismissed Christian soldiers from the army, ordered the destruction of churches and burn copies of scripture – eventually sacrificing Christians to pagan gods
Who is Diocletian?
A Germanic tribe that settled in the eastern Roman Empire and defeated room at the battle of Adrianople and later plundered room
Who are the Visigoths?
This is the foundation of Roman civil law
What is the law of the 12 tables?
A group of villages on the banks of the Tyra River, which were the beginning of the city of Rome
What is the League of the seven Hills
A form of government in which voting citizens exercise power through elected officials under law
What is a republic?