Religion
A group of nations ruled by a single leader
Empire
To list, organize, arrange into a system
Codify
The Roman military groupings (5000-8000 men)
Legion
Poor, peasant, not land-owning
Plebian
A tunnel or canal that transports fresh water to the city
Aqueduct
Aristocrat, nobleman and noblewoman
Patrician
Empire that rose from the ashes of Rome
Byzantine Empire
A government system in which representative people are elected to rule
Republic
A dozen laws, written down for clarity and fair enforcement
Twelve Tables
A system of ranking banking based on power, status, etc.
Hierarchy
This religion was persecuted by the Roman Emperors
Christianity
Capital city of the Byzantine Empire.
Constantinople
This action helped simplify law, and make it more understandable to every Roman citizen.
Writing down laws
This Caesar toned down the republic and powered up the empire.
Rome battled fiercely with this powerful Mediterranean city-state in northern Africa.
Carthage
Rome treated the variety of religions within their empire this way.
Allowed most religions to be practiced peacefully
The Byzantine Empire did this with the Greco-Roman culture (religion, laws, etc.)
Preserved and spread the Greco-Roman culture
Emperor Justinian's lasting contributions to the strength of the laws of the Byzantine Empire.
Justinian Code (developed and codified laws)
This external (outside) threat sparked other events that all together led to the downfall of Rome.
Attacks and invasions from the many barbarian tribes living on the borders of the Empire.
Aqueduct
This Mediterranean culture made a significant influence on Roman polytheism, particularly with mythology.
The Greeks
This 'original Roman' group developed a monarchy system in Rome.
Etruscans
The form of democracy in early Rome was called this.
Republican democracy
"Bread and circuses" was a strategy used by Roman emperor to do this.
One reason the Tiber River was so important to Rome.
Irrigation, fertile soil, provided access to the Mediterranean Sea (trade, travel, military)