Emperors
War & Peace
The Empire
193 CE
Vocabulary
100

The Pax Romana begin around 30 CE under this emperor. He was Julius Caesar's adopted son who added to the Roman calendar.

Augustus

100

This is the name of the ~200 year period of peace during the Roman Empire.

Pax Romana

100

Diocletian broke the Empire into this many pieces to make it easier to rule.

2 (Eastern Roman Empire & Western Roman Empire)

100

This many men claimed to be emperor in 193 CE.

5

100

the deliberate, premeditated murder of a prominent or important person  

assasination

200

The period of peace ended under this Emperor.

Commodus

200

Salt, Pepper, and Silk made their way to Rome due to traveling on thousands of miles of these, which were built for trade and transport.

Roads

200

The Roman Empire expanded into these 3 continents.

Europe, Asia, and Africa

200

Didius Julianus lasted this many days as emperor before being killed by Septimius Severus.

66 days

200

an open, organized, and often armed resistance or defiance against an established government, ruler, or authority  

rebellion

300

The Roman Empire reached it's peak in 110 CE under this Emperor.

Trajan

300

Commodus limited future emperors ability to pay soldiers because he depleted this.

treasury

300

Wars were prevented due to a highly organized what

military

300

The outer provinces started claiming their own emperors after the Praetorian Guard put the empire up for this, to the highest bidder.

auction

300

excellence, worth, or the quality of being good and deserving of praise, reward, or recognition  

merit

400

He was the 1st of the Five Good Emperors.

Nerva

400

All free men and women within the empire were granted this during the Pax Romana.

citizenship

400
How many of the "Good Emperors" has no children?

4

400

Clodius Albinus gave up his claim as emperor accepting this role instead, meaning junior emperor.

Caesar

400

the general, continuous increase in the prices of goods and services across an economy over time  

inflation

500

He was killed by Septimius after only 66 days of ruling.

Didius Julianus

500

The period from 235-284 CE where the empire underwent many civil wars, broke apart & reunited, had over 20 men claim emperorship, and one emperor was kidnapped was called this.

The Imperial Crisis

500

Constantine moved the capital from Rome to this newly renamed city.

Constantinople

500

Name 2 of the 3 provinces where legions claimed their generals/governors as emperor.

Britain, Syria, and Danube

500

a secret plan or agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful, harmful, or treacherous act  

conspiracy