Important people!!
Augustine of Hippo
he wrote City of God
Romans considered christians as...
atheists because they believed in one god
What does Pax Romana mean?
Roman peace.
Large military units
What are Legions
What is the exact year of the Fall of Rome?
476 AD
Ambros
brokering peace between arians and christians, and encouraged study and poverty around bishop
Christianity spread through...
relations ships, letters & trade.
How long did the Pax Romana last?
roughly 200 years
Form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders
What is a republic
What were some of the severe economic problems that Rome faced?
Inflation, high taxes, and reliance of slaves
Julius Caesar
He had a really strong military, expanded citizenship , and expanded senate
Jesus of Nazareth
Jewish, preaches equality, Seen as a threat to the roman government
What innovations happened during the Pax Romana?
They made a bunch of roads, aqueducts, amphitheater
The beginning of the long struggle (hint war)
What are the Punic Wars
What was the new Eastern Roman Empire?
The Byzantine Empire.
Constantine
He called the council of Nicaea and made Christianity legal through the edict of Milan
Who is, Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Neptune in the Greek equivalence
Zeus, Aphrodite, Ares, Poseiden
Where did the Roman Empire spread to during the Pax Romana
North Africa, lower Sicily, and Persia
A group of three rulers
What is a triumvirate
Who was the last Roman emperor?
Romulus Augustus.
Saint Paul
Spread Christianity throughout the Roman empire.
From who did the Roman adopt their religious beliefs from?
The Greeks.
Who began the Pax Romana, and how?
Augustus (Octavian) had started reforming the state and government after he defeated Lepidus and Antony(who had fallen in love with Cleopatra) in battle. He built vast road networks to make it around the empire, and avoided calling himself KING, but instead took the name Princeps(first citizen)
Exalted One
Who is Augustus
Did Rome fall in a day?
Absolutely not, it was a combination of complex factors