Life Under the Empire
What is the praetorian guard?
This elite military unit was stationed directly in Rome with the sole responsibility of protecting the Emperor
Who made Christianity the official Roman Religion
Theodosius
Who ended Roman persecution of Christians?
Constantine
What are some harsh rules that Augustus had?
Punishing people who disagreed with him or punishing people for remaining unmarried
What was Diocletians most important contribution?
Dividing the Empire into two halves
Jesus was a member of which group of people
Jewish
To ensure news and military forces could travel easily throughout the realm, Augustus personally financed this specific infrastructural network.
They built a network of roads
What are two things Augustus did to stabilize Rome?
Shrank the size of the army, and raised soldier pay
How did the military spread Roman culture?
Married local women and settled where they served.
Rather than giving government jobs to wealthy and potentially corrupt friends , Augustus created a professional bureaucracy that hired people based on this trait.
Based on their ability
What does princep mean and why was the emperor called this instead of a King?
"First Citizen" because Romans vowed to never be ruled by kings again.
What does succession mean in terms of having an Empire? Why was this difficult?
Succession means to have an order in which people will take power. This was difficult because many would kill to become emperor.