Early Empire
"Pax Romana" is Latin for this phrase.
What is "Roman Peace"?
This emperor of the first century AD was so unstable that he tried to make his horse a consul.
Who is Caligula?
The second triumvirate was made up of Lepidus, Marc Antony, and this man.
Who is Octavian?
The Jewish man from Galilee who is the founder of Christianity.
Who is Jesus?
The Roman military was weakened by its reliance on these hired foreign soldiers.
What are mercenaries?
The poor masses in Rome benefited from this policy to keep them fed and entertained.
What is bread & circuses?
Perhaps Rome's greatest conqueror, who expanded the empire to its greatest extent in the early second century AD.
Who is Trajan?
This emperor split the Roman Empire into two halves.
Who is Diocletian?
At first, early Christians were seen to be part of this earlier religion.
What is Judaism?
The Huns, led by this man, terrorized the Italian peninsula in the fifth century.
Who is Attila?
This arena for 60,000-80,000 was the site of many games & performances, including sea battles.
What is the Colosseum?
This emperor watched Rome burn in AD 64 and then blamed the Christians.
Who is Nero?
Roman emperor whose wall still stands in Britain today.
Who is Hadrian?
In the early Christian church, each geographic area was run by a leader with this title.
What is a bishop?
Economically, the empire was suffering from this rapid increase in prices.
What is inflation?
These competitors, often slaves or captives, fought in arenas to entertain the people of Rome.
Who are gladiators?
This emperor was obsessed with himself, planned to rename Rome after himself, and fought in numerous gladiatorial contests.
Who is Commodus?
The first Roman Emperor combined his last name and a title meaning "exalted one" into this name by which he is known.
Who is Caesar Augustus?
This early follower of Jesus is known for spreading Christianity to non-Jewish people.
Who is the Apostle Paul?
Lack of patriotism, decline of interest in public affairs, decline in population, and contrast between rich and poor -- all these were this kind of factor in Rome's decline.
What are the social causes?
This Roman city was buried by a volcano eruption in AD 79 and now provides valuable evidence for life during the Roman Empire.
What is Pompeii?
Known as the wisest and purest Roman emperor, whose Stoic Meditations are still studied today.
Who is Marcus Aurelius?
This Jewish group held leadership positions and cooperated with the Romans during the first century AD.
Who are the Sadducees?
An edict given by this Roman emperor made Christianity legal within the empire.
Who is Constantine?
In this year the last Roman Emperor of the West was removed from his throne.
What is AD 476?