People
First emperor of Rome, began the Pax Romana
Caesar Augustus
Roman laws displayed in the Forum for all to see
12 Tables
lower class citizens of Rome
plebeians
created by the Romans to pave roads and build things
concrete
founder of Christianity
Jesus Christ
dictator of Rome
Julius Caesar
official language of the Romans
Latin
upper class citizens of Rome
patricians
carried water into cities
aqueducts
Holy book of Christianity
Bible, New Testament
Brothers who wanted to help the plebeians, killed for their efforts
Gracchi Brothers
a type of government where people elect representatives
republic
200 years of peace for the Roman Empire
Pax Romana
built for chariot races
Circus Maximus
Christian belief that Christ died for your sins
salvation
Wrote the Aeneid
Virgil
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
established under Caesar Augustus, happened every 5 years, counted citizens
census
"Crossing the Rubicon"
a point of no return, Julius Caesar's treason
first paved road
Appian Way
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
granted religious freedom to everyone in the Roman Empire
Edict of Milan
created the geocentric model of the solar system
Ptolemy
informal alliance of three men who held power at the end of the Republic
triumvirate
nickname of the date of Julius Caesar's death
Ides of March
temple built to worship all the gods
Pantheon
first Christian emperor
Constantine