Roman Government & Society
This group had more wealth and political power in Roman society.
Patricians
These fighters battled in arenas like the Colosseum for public entertainment.
Gladiators
Romans used this term to describe outsiders like the Huns and Visigoths.
Barbarians
This group of common people protested for political representation.
Plebeians
Rome began on this peninsula.
Italian Peninsula / Italy
These two leaders were elected annually to share power in the Roman Republic.
Consuls
This period of Roman history was known for peace, prosperity, and cultural achievements.
Pax Romana
This series of wars resulted in Rome becoming the dominant Mediterranean power.
Punic Wars
This ruler became Rome’s first emperor in 27 BCE.
Augustus
The geography of Rome gave the empire great access to this body of water.
Mediterranean Sea
This powerful Roman governing body of 300 patricians advised leaders and influenced laws.
The Senate
This Roman leader is known for ending decades of civil wars and beginning Rome's golden age.
Augustus
This shift in government from a __________ to a ___________ gave one ruler absolute power over Rome.
Republic / Empire
This Roman leader is said to have caused the end of the Republic.
Julius Caesar
This religious group was persecuted in Rome.
Christians
This type of government is led by representatives.
Republic
Romans built these structures to transport fresh water across long distances.
Aqueducts
This practice by Roman leaders gave Romans free food and entertainment to prevent unrest.
"bread and circuses"
These people inhabited Italy before Rome rose to power.
Etruscans
The original Christians practiced this Abrahamic religion. They split off as a result of believing that Jesus of Nazareth was the Messiah.
This official protected the rights of Plebeians from unfair treatment.
Tribune
This Roman epic is a "sequel" to Homer's Illiad and Odyssey. It is the story of how the Trojan prince Aeneas founded Rome.
This law issued by Constantine legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire.
Edict of Milan
This emperor founded Constantinople and legalized Christianity.
Constantine
Gaul