Early Rome
Roman Republic
Roman Empire
Fall of Rome
Superstar
100
Legendary twin sons of Mars who founded Rome in 753 B.C.E.
Romulus and Remus.
100
The year the Roman Republic was founded.
509 B.C.E.
100
He became the first emperor in 27 B.C.E.
Augustus
100
This emperor first divided the empire into east and west in 284 B.C.E.
Diocletian
100
Around 400 C.E. the Roman Empire split permanently into east and west. The capital of the East was Constantinople. The west moved its capital from Rome to another city that begins with "R".
Ravenna
200
Three peninsulas in Europe.
Italian Balkan Spanish/Iberian
200
Name the three governing bodies of the Roman Republic.
Consuls or Magistrates (Patricians) Senate (Patricians) People's Assemblies (Plebeians)
200
The two centuries of peace that began with Augustus and ended with Marcus Aurelius.
Pax Romana (27-180 C.E.)
200
In 313 C.E. this emperor declared Christianity equal to all other religions and converted before he died.
Constantine
200
Three of the "Five Good Emperors."
1. Nerva 2. Trajan 3. Hadrian 4. Antoninus Pius 5. Marcus Aurelius Mnemonic: NERVous TRey HAted AuNT ARELIUS
300
Surrounded by seven hills, Rome is also situated on this river that enabled traded goods to reach the city.
Tiber River
300
Julius Caesar was made dictator for life and fatally stabbed in the same year.
44 B.C.E. He was stabbed on 15 March which is "The Ides of March."
300
These were two very bad emperors.
Caligula Nero
300
This last Roman Emperor was only 12 years old and ruled for less than a year.
Romulus Augustus.
300
The empire that kept its power for 1000 years after the fall of the Roman Empire.
Byzantine Empire.
400
He overthrew the Etruscan King Tarquin in 509 B.C.E.
Junius Brutus
400
These wars between Carthage and Rome raged between 264 and 144 B.C.E.
Punic Wars.
400
These barbarians led by Alaric looted Rome in 410 C.E. before the Vandals attacked in 455 C.E.
Visigoths.
400
Two ways the Romans "made friends" with people they conquered.
Free males could become citizens. Kept their own religious celebrations/traditions. Improved roads and aqueducts in the conquered areas.
500
The Romans learned to build these important structures from the Etruscans.
aqueducts
500
Three similarities between the Roman Republic and the republic of the United States.
Representative democracy Checks and Balances Three governing bodies People are innocent until proven guilty People are allowed to defend themselves in court People have rights the government cannot take away
500
This emperor declared Christianity the official religion of Rome.
Theodosius.
500
This wife of Theodosius was a writer and devout Christian who was known for her tolerance and acceptance of non-Christians.
Empress Eudocia.
500
The Christian religion split into these two separate churches.
Roman Catholic in the west. Byzantine Orthodox in the east.