Rome

Romulus

________ founded Rome, Remus wanted to call Rome Reme after his name.

DIOCLETAN

________ tries to fix the empire by splitting it into two parts.

CONSTANTINE

________ built a new empire @ BYZANTIUM called Constantinople.

Marius

________ spearheaded a civil war in 100 BCE and Sulla started a really nasty conservative government without reform.

Crassus

________ puts down a slave revolt started by Spartacus.

Etruscans

________: Italians that moved to Anatolia.

Roman armour

________ was influenced by the Greeks.

Hannibal

________ is defeated by Scipio at the Battle of Zanna, the Romans go into Carthage and he has to return.

Edict of Milan

CONSTANTINE: ________ made Christianity legal.

Colosseum

________: Entertainment facility for everyone in Rome.

Wrinkles

________ were a sign of respect and a life well lived with many successes.

BCE

In 509 ________, Brutus conquered the last of the Etruscans.

POMPEY

________ AND CRASSUS: Shared control over the empire.

Paterfamilia

________: The man had all the power over everything, could sell kids into slavery, pick who married who, etc etc.

Roman Empire

THEODOSIUS: Made Christianity the official religion of the ________.

BARBARIAN INVASIONS

________: Germanic tribes called the Visigoths, Romans in the west relied on mercenaries as soldiers.

Caesar

________ is murdered on the Ides of March by Brutus, Cassius, and other senators.

Arches

________: A facet of Roman culture taken from the Etruscans.

Diocletan

________ is to blame for disorganization.

Romans

________ were political generals, not military geniuses.

Etruscans

Italians that moved to Anatolia

Magistrate

High ranking patricians/aristocrats

Praetors

Speakers

Consul

- Highest position in government (2 of them)

Elected from the Senate

- 300 patricians who were the law makers of Rome

Senators

for life, elected by Consuls

Assembly

Plebeians, they CHOSE the consuls

Law of the 12 tables

Civil matters, crime and punishment, relationships between citizens and family members

Rome conquers Italy

Etruscans north, Greeks in the south

Rome goes westward

Carthage

TIBERIUS AND GAIUS GRACCHI

More land reform and good stuff for the Plebeians [commoners]

MARIUS AND SULLA

The killer dudes

Praetorian Guard

Police of Rome

Paterfamilia

The man had all the power over everything, could sell kids into slavery, pick who married who, etc etc

Slaves

Were very common in the Roman Empire

Pantheon

Worlds biggest dome

Colosseum

Entertainment facility for everyone in Rome

Aqueducts

Architectural marvel

Arches

A facet of Roman culture taken from the Etruscans

CONSTANTINE

Edict of Milan made Christianity legal

THEODOSIUS

Made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire

BARBARIAN INVASIONS

Germanic tribes called the Visigoths, Romans in the west relied on mercenaries as soldiers

SOCIAL CAUSES

Loss of Roman values, patriotism

POLITICAL CAUSES

Corrupt, oppressive leaders

ECONOMIC CAUSES

Really really high taxes that the rich didnt have to pay