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The name by which the eastern half of the Roman empire became known some time after AD 400.
What is Byzantine Empire
100
A large stadium in ancient Rome where athletic events and gladiator matches took place.
What is Colosseum
100
The name by which the eastern half of the Roman empire became known some time after AD 400.
What is Carthage
100
A river flowing through the city of Rome.
What is Tiber River
100
One of two elected officials of the Roman Republic who commanded the army and were supreme judges. These elected officials had veto power.
What is Consuls
200
General of Carthage who marched his army and elephants from Spain to Rome in the Second Punic War
What is Hannibal
200
A large, domed shaped temple built in ancient Rome to honor many gods and goddesses.
What is Pantheon
200
A city established as the new eastern capital of the Roman empire by the emperor Constantine in AD 330, now called Istanbul.
What is Constantinople
200
A period of peace for the Roman Empire that began with the rule of Augustus and lasted for about 200 years.
What is Pax Romana
200
A system of government with a ruler who has absolute power.
What is Dictatorship
300
Roman emperor who founded Constantinople as the new eastern capital of the Roman Empire.
What is Constantine
300
First Roman emperor, won the civil war following Julius Caesar's assassination and went on to unify the empire and establish the Pax Romana.
What is Augustus
300
The city market and meeting place in the center of ancient Rome.
What is Forum
300
An area of land almost entirely surrounded by water.
What is Peninsula
300
A Roman athlete, usually a slave, criminal, or prisoner or war, who was forced to fight for the entertainment of the public.
What is Gladiator
400
Roman emperor who divided the empire in two and oversaw the eastern part.
What is Diocletian
400
The science of planning and constructing buildings.
What is Architecture
400
An ancient city in southwestern Italy that was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
What is Pompeii
400
A common farmer, trader, or craftworker in ancient Rome.
What is Plebeians
400
A period of peace for the Roman Empire that began with the rule of Augustus and lasted for about 200 years.
What is Pax Romana
500
Roman general who became the republic's dictator.
What is Julius Caesar
500
A member of the noble families who controlled all power in the early years of the Roman Republic.
What is Patricians
500
A count of all the people living in a country
What is Census
500
The belief in many gods and goddesses.
What is Polytheism
500
An area of land almost entirely surrounded by water.
What is Peninsula