People
200: Name the Roman emperor who was strangled in his bathtub and whose reign began the Crisis of the 3rd Century.
Commodus
200: What does the term Pax Romana mean?
Peace of Rome or Roman Peace
200: Constantine changed the capital city of Rome to what location?
Constantinople
200: Christianity is born out of what other ancient religion?
Judaism
200: How many people rule in a Tetrarchy?
Four
400: Name the 3 members of the 2nd Triumvirate.
Antony, Octavian, Lepidus
400: Name one thing Antony did at Caesar’s funeral to show the brutality of his assassination.
Bloody Toga
Wax replica with stab wounds
400: Which “barbarian” group sacked Rome in 455 AD. Even though the Roman regain it, this was the first time Rome had been taken over since the empire formed.
Vandals
400: The Jews predominantly lived in what Roman province?
Judea
400: Which Saint’s letters help spread Christianity in Rome after Jesus’s death?
Paul / Saul
600: What Roman governor was ultimately responsible for the condemning of Jesus in Rome even though many people think his hand was forced?
Pontius Pilate
600: Which Roman emperor was the first to be born outside of Italy?
Trajan
600: Constantine fought against what man over religious freedoms for Christians in the empire?
Licinius
600: What is the historical name for when the Jews were expelled out of Judea and were dispersed throughout the empire?
Jewish Diaspora
600: What were the titles given to the rulers in the Tetrarchy? Make sure you say which title was above the other?
Augustus over Caesar
800: What two men helped to slow down the fall of Rome AND how did they slow down the fall?
Diocletian (tetrarchy) and Constantine (moved the capital)
800: Name all 5 Good Emperors of Rome (IN ORDER!).
Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius
800: What two major mistakes did Emperor Valens make while dealing with and fighting against the Goths?
1: Let the Goths stay in Rome
2. Did not wait for his nephew to help him in battle
800: During what meeting did Constantine establish the date for Easter and determined that Jesus is the son of God?
Council of Nicaea
800: The Eastern Roman Empire survived after the “fall of Rome,” but it is better known today as what empire of history?
Byzantine
1000: What was the name of Emperor Valens’s nephew that he refused to wait for before the Battle of Adrianople?
Gratian
1000: Name all 5 Julio-Claudian Emperors (IN ORDER).
Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero
1000: During the Crisis of the 3rd century, there was a short time when there were 3 empires in Rome. Name them.
Roman, Gallic, and Palmyrene
1000: What were three of the four “prophecies” that Jesus fulfilled that made people believe he actually was the son of God? Need to be the ones we discussed in class.
Ride into Jerusalem on a donkey
Mistreated and misunderstood
New and Everlasting Kingdom
Will come to the Jews in a time of turmoil
1000: Who is considered the last emperor IN Rome?
Romulus Augustulus