Christianity
The title prescribed to the leader of the Western Roman Catholic church
What is the Pope
It is rumored that this giant stadium was once flooded in order to host a theatrical naval battle
What is the Colosseum
The Roman Empire spanned from the Middle East all the way to this country whose capital (Londinium) was first built up by the Romans
What is England (also accept Great Britain or UK)
The seat (capital) of the Byzantine empire situated on a peninsula near the Bosporus
What is Constantinople
Named after Emperor Valens, this water retrieval system can still be seen by driving under it along a highway
What is Aqueduct (the Aqueduct of Valens)
The message of Christianity was spread by the Apostles, and this man, who was specifically famous for writing letters (epistles)
Who is Paul
It is from their famous concrete & largescale infrastructure projects, that we get the saying that "all these lead to Rome"
Rome experienced political turmoil including one year that saw five different emperors due to this term that is defined as "the intentional killing of a prominent political individual"
What is assassination
Constantinople was a crossroads for trade having one of the worlds largest markets, known was the Grand this...
Bazaar
This famous Eastern Orthodox church boasted the largest free standing dome from 563 AD – 1436 AD
What is the Hagia Sophia
The section of the bible containing accounts of the life and teachings of Jesus, as well as writings of early Christians
What is the New Testament
The market square of ancient Rome that hosted temples & political buildings. Today we use the term to mean a platform (online or in person) where people discuss topics publicly
What is a forum
The refusal to wear protective gear & conscription of foreigners within the legions weakened this element of Roman society...
The army or the military
The city formerly called Byzantium, now called Istanbul spans these two continents
It is said that a scientist in the 1600's once jumped off the top of this tower with homemade wings to see if he could achieve flight
What is the Galata Tower
Christianity was able to spread through the Roman empire due to this most-common language
What is Latin
This domed temple in Rome (not Constantinople) hold the tomb of the famous Renaissance painter Rafael
The Pantheon
The final Roman Emperor in Rome was removed from power in this century (remember: 800 AD is the 9th century)
What is the 5th century
The Greek name for the Byzantine capital has this suffix meaning city. The same suffix can be found in the name of at least two US state capitals
What is -polis (Constantinopolis)
The place where one would go to watch a chariot race
What is the Hippodrome
The emperor who made Christianity the official religion of Rome & outlawed all other worship (hint: he has a set of walls named in his honor)
Who is Theodosius
While much of his research was later updated, Ptolemy created a famous book called Geographia & a model of the solar system with Earth at the center called the blank-centric model
What is geo (geo-centric)
Germanic tribes like the Visigoths, Ostrogoths, & Huns were known by the Roman as this collective term due to their unintelligible speech
What is barbarians
The famous Walls of Constantinople deterred invaders for nearly 1000 years until this Turkish group broke through with new cannons
This famous Byzantine Emperor rebuilt numerous churches, reconquered a significant amount of Roman territory, & wrote an influential law book
Who is Justinian