Pax Romana
Augustus/Octavian
During the Pax Roman it was a merchant's dream and this boomed as Romans enjoyed goods imported from almost everywhere
Economy
First great Roman road was called this
Appian Way
The Colosseum was the largest one of these in the world
Amphitheater
Villas were described as this
Supreme Ruler
Emperor
The three continents the Roman empire had forts in
Europe, Asia, Africa
Built in 27 BC for the gods of ancient Rome
Pantheon
These people fought to the death
Gladiators or slaves
Two of the important features of a villa
Expensive furniture, fountains, marble statues, portraits of important ancestors
Pax Romana lasted this many years
200
These allowed the Roman army to march swiftly across the empire
roads, bridges, tunnels
The three types of architecture design, curved structure over an opening, lengthening it becomes this and joining altogether at its highest point creates this.
Arches, Vault, and Dome
Games could last up to this many days
100
Contains tiny colored stone cubes to create a picture
Mosaic
Threats were prevented by Augustus in this way
Cut army size in half
Kept army busy and on the borders
Out of work veterans grants and land
Two of the most important goods, in terms of quantity traded from Rome
Wine, Olive Oil, and Grain
Long stone channels that carried water
Aqueducts
The emperor built this in hopes that it would have this effect
Distract the poor from their problems
The artists employed to paint frescoes
Talented Greek's
The only soldiers stationed in Rome during Augustus reign
Praetorian Guard
Even citizens with limited incomes could afford these two luxuries
African olive oil and Spanish salted fish
The Romans developed a new, stronger type of this to build with
Concrete
The Emperor that commissioned the building of the Colosseum and the emperor that saw its completion
Vespasian and Titus
To rich Romans this was everything
Appearance