Significance of the public wars
Romes victory over Carthage established its Dominance over the western mediterranen
Octavian:What he left Rome looking like
Found Rome a city of brick & left it a city of marble
Written law code of Rome
Twelve Tables
Patricians
Nobles
Aquaduct
Channels for carrying water
Identify reasons early Christians were persecuted by the Roman
Refusing to worship Roman gods and the emperor
Title Octavian assumed that meant "majestic one"
Auguestus
Who the Romans borrowed there gods from
The Greeks
Plebeians
Merchants, farmers and laborers
Messiah
Deliverer chosen by god
Edict of milan significance
Establishing the toleration of Christianity
People who accepted Jesus & his teachings
Christains
Legislative Branch: two houses
The Senate and House of representives
Roman Republic
An era of Roman history where citizens elected officials to govern
Pope
Bishop of rome
Two church's that came out of power struggle within the Roman gods and the emperor
Roman Catholic church and eastern Orthodox church
First major Roman Roadway
what was it used for
Appian Way
Rapid military deployment
Latin term for Roman Peace
Pax Romana
Consul
Ruled together/Each had veto power
Martyr
Someone that dies for their belifs
Identify three reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire
Political instability and corruption, Ecnomic problems, High tax's and Inflation
Who Rome fought against in the public wars
Carthage
Official language of Rome
Latin
Triumvirate
3 person ruling group
Patriarch
Bishop of the 5 leading cites