Christianity
This Jewish man from Galilee is regarded as the founder.
Who is Jesus?
“Pax Romana” is Latin for this.
What is “Roman Peace”?
Caesar was killed on March 15, a day also known as this.
What is the Ides of March?
The Huns, led by this man, terrorized the Italian peninsula.
Who is Attila?
This emperor issued the Edict of Milan.
Who is Constantine?
The founder of Christianity was executed by this Roman method.
What is crucifixion?
Poor people benefited from this policy of giving out free food and holding games.
What is “bread and circuses”?
Caesar had an affair and a child with this foreign woman.
Who is Cleopatra?
This group was the most prominent of the Germanic tribes.
Who are the Visigoths?
This emperor split the Roman Empire into two halves.
Who is Diocletian?
At first, Christianity was seen as a branch of this religion.
What is Judaism?
The Romans developed this legal principle we still abide by today.
What is “innocent until proven guilty”?
Caesar, Crassus, and this man made up the first triumvirate.
Who is Pompey?
Economically, the empire was suffering from this rapid increase in prices.
What is inflation?
The Pax Romana began during the reign of this emperor.
Who is Augustus?
This man is known for spreading Christianity to non-Jewish people.
Who is Paul?
This chariot racing venue was built during the Pax Romana.
What is the Circus Maximus?
To advance his career, Caesar took command in this military province.
What is Gaul?
The army was weakened by its reliance on these foreign soldiers.
What are mercenaries?
This man officially ended the Roman Empire in 476 when he ousted the emperor.
Who is Odoacer?
In the Christian Church, each geographic area was run by one of these.
What is a bishop?
Latin is the basis of a group of modern languages called this.
What are Romance languages?
Caesar’s longest lasting reform was the introduction of a new one of these.
What is a calendar?
This group which sacked Rome in 455 gave us a word meaning destruction.
Who are the Vandals?
This Visigoth leader led the capture of Rome in AD 410.
Who is Alaric?