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 adopted son of Julius Caesar.
Who is Octavian?
The founder of Christianity.
Who is Jesus?
The Roman military was weakened by its reliance on these hired foreign soldiers.
What are mercenaries?
This arena in Rome was the site of many games & performances, including sea battles, and seated 60,000-80,000.
What is the Colosseum?
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?
These competitors, often slaves or captives, fought in arenas to entertain the people of Rome.
Who are gladiators?
This emperor watched Rome burn in AD 64 and then blamed the Christians.
Who is Nero?
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?
Name a reason that Christians were persecuted in the early church.
What is slanders regarding strange practices (like cannibalism) and relationships and they were blamed for problems like the fire of Rome?
Economically, the empire was suffering from this rapid increase in prices.
What is inflation?
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?
This emperor was obsessed with himself, planned to rename Rome after himself, and fought in numerous gladiatorial contests.
Who is Commodus?
In the early Christian church, each geographic area was run by a leader with this title.
What is a bishop?
This early follower of Jesus is known for spreading Christianity to non-Jewish people.
Who is the Apostle Paul?
In this year the last Roman Emperor of the West was removed from his throne.
What is AD 476?
The poor masses in Rome benefited from this policy to keep them fed and entertained.
What is bread & circuses?
Known as the wisest and purest Roman emperor, whose Stoic Meditations are still studied today.
Who is Marcus Aurelius?
Roman emperor whose wall still stands in Britain today.
Who is Hadrian?
An edict given by this Roman emperor made Christianity legal within the empire.
Who is Constantine?
Name a social cause that contributed to the fall of Rome
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.