End of the Republic
Following the Punic Wars, this group of people fell into poverty since they had been away fighting wars and had no crops to harvest.
Who are farmers?
The literal definition of Pax Romana.
What is the Roman Peace?
This man was emperor when Jesus was born.
Who is Caesar Augustus?
During the time when Christ was alive, Judea was ruled by this type of Roman official.
What is a governor?
Rome was getting too large to control, so this emperor divided the empire into four parts.
Who is Diocletian?
In 60 BC Crassus, Pompey, and this man made up the First Triumvirate in Rome.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This emperor created a professional army, changed the tax system, and built palaces in Rome.
Who is Caesar Augustus?
This emperor blamed Christians for a fire in Rome in 54 AD and had many Christians put to death.
Who is Nero?
When Jesus first began preaching to the people, many thought he was this type of messenger sent from God.
What is a prophet?
In AD 451, this man and his army invaded Gaul.
Who is Attila the Hun?
Octavian, Mark Antony and Marcus Lepidus made up this group of three consuls.
What is the Second Triumvirate?
This emperor was alive when Christ was sentenced to death.
Who is Tiberius?
Mount Vesuvius erupted during this emperor's rule in 79 AD.
Who is Titus?
Jesus got the attention of many people by performing these tasks.
What are miracles?
These tribes from the north migrated and invaded Rome leading to its downfall.
What are Germanic tribes?
He was the grandnephew of Julius Caesar and known as Caesar Augustus when he made himself the first Roman emperor.
Who is Octavian?
Before he was emperor, this man crushed a Jewish revolt and destroyed the temple. When he was emperor in 69 AD, he started construction of the Colosseum.
Who is Vaspasian?
This emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman empire in 379 AD.
Who is Theodosius?
Jesus built his church upon this "rock." He was one of the original disciples.
Who is Peter?
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Eastern Empire became this empire.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
This female ruler of Egypt had romances with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
Who is Cleopatra?
This Roman emperor divided the empire into four parts in 284 AD.
Who is Diocletian?
This emperor dreamt of a cross before a battle and issued the Edict of Milan to stop the persecution of Christians.
Who is Constantine?
This man was a convert to Christianity after he received the word of God on a journey to Damascus. His mission was to preach to the Gentiles or non-Jewish people.
Who is Paul?
Constantine moved the capital from Rome to this city.
What is Constantinople?