Key Terms: Imperial Rome

studied byStudied by 1 person
0.0(0)
learn
LearnA personalized and smart learning plan
exam
Practice TestTake a test on your terms and definitions
spaced repetition
Spaced RepetitionScientifically backed study method
heart puzzle
Matching GameHow quick can you match all your cards?
flashcards
FlashcardsStudy terms and definitions

1 / 40

encourage image

There's no tags or description

Looks like no one added any tags here yet for you.

41 Terms

1

Second Triumvirate

The group created by Octavius Caesar and Mark Antony to punish Caesar’s murderers.

New cards
2

Deeds of the Divine Augustus

The text written by Octavius Caesar describing all the things he has accomplished for the Roman Republic. It was found in his tomb.

New cards
3

Augustus

A title that Octavius Caesar gave himself meaning “the revered one”.

New cards
4

Princeps civitatis

A title that Octavius Caesar gave himself meaning “the first citizen”. He was always the first on the Census list.

New cards
5

Pontifex Maximus

A title that Octavius Caesar gave himself meaning “highest pontif”.

New cards
6

Imperator

A title that Octavius Caesar gave himself, meaning a soldier who reports to the Senate, or commander in chief.

New cards
7

Praetorian Guard

Elite units of the Imperial Roman army that Octavius used to enforce his rules.

New cards
8

Julia Augusti

Octavius’ only daughter, who was known for being a sex fiend. He exiles her to an island and is never allowed back in Rome.

New cards
9

Pax Romana

A phrase meaning “Roman Age”, this was a golden age for the Roman Empire.

New cards
10

Mare nostrum

The Roman name for the Mediterranean Sea, meaning “our lake”.

New cards
11

Peutinger Map

A 22 foot long copy of the map of the Roman world during the Pax Romana, where the Mediterranean Sea was depicted as a river used for trade.

New cards
12

Ovid

A poet who did not preach the ideals of Augustus. He is exiled by Augustus.

New cards
13

What were the three texts that Ovid wrote?

“Art of Love”, the “Metamorphosis, and “Robigalia”.

New cards
14

Horace

A poet who was a friend of Augustus. The idea that Cleopatra was a seducing woman comes from this poet.

New cards
15

Livy

A historian who was a patron of Augustus. Only a quarter of his works survive.

New cards
16

Virgil

The most famous patron of Augustus. He wrote the Aeneid, which was essentially the Roman version of the Iliad.

New cards
17

Caligula

An emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty who ordered his army to pick up seashells, and tried to appoint his horse to Senate.

New cards
18

Nero

An emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty who burnt down Roman cities to build his palace. He blames Christians for this.

New cards
19

Colosseum

A large gathering place built during the Flavian Dynasty. It is called this because there was a colossal statue of Nero next to it.

New cards
20

Five Good Emperors

A group of emperors who ruled during the Antonine Dynasty, notably Marcus Aurelius.

New cards
21

Caracalla

An emperor during the Severi Dynasity who declares all people are citizens of the Roman Empire.

New cards
22

Elagabalus

An emperor born of Arabic parents, becoming emperor at 14 years old. He violated sexual taboos and married 4 times. He had male and female lovers, possibly being a transgender woman.

New cards
23

Barracks Emperors

The dynasty that featured emperors fighting each other to gain power.

New cards
24

Imperial Cult

Groups that would practice worship of their imperial leaders.

New cards
25

Vestal Virgins

Women who worshiped the Goddess of the Hearth, Vesta. They were bound by a strict code of chastity.

New cards
26

Pantheon

A massive dome with a hole at the top, a place to celebrate all the gods worshiped.

New cards
27

Seneca

A stoic philosopher who questioned slavery and worked as a tutor for Nero. Nero sentenced this man to slit his wrists, ending his life.

New cards
28

Galen

A roman physician who grew up in Anatolia, working as a caretaker in a gladiator school. He believed in the theory of the Four Humors, adding his theory of the Three Breaths

New cards
29

Tacitus

A patrician historian who had a great ability to be self-critical.

New cards
30

Herod the Great

A Roman king of Judea, who was essentially a puppet. He was an Arab and was seen as “not Jewish enough.” He aggrandized the Second Temple, naming it after himself.

New cards
31

Caesarea

A city built by Herod the Great in Judea.

New cards
32

Zealots

Jewish people who endorsed violence against Gentiles, killing people who did not agree with them.

New cards
33

Essenes

Jewish people who endorsed non-violence. They did not marry or have sex, and cared more about the next world. They practiced their religion in caves around the Dead Sea.

New cards
34

Dead Sea Scrolls

Remnants of the Hebrew Bible and other Apocrypha found in caves around the Dead Sea.

New cards
35

Pharisees

A Jewish sect that advocated for independent roles in Jewish faith. They were frequently shown in the Bible constantly questioning Jesus.

New cards
36

Hillel the Elder

A Jewish leader who summarized the Torah as a text telling to be good to others.

New cards
37

First Jewish Rebellion

A Jewish revolt against the Romans. The Romans march upon Jerusalem and utterly destroy the city, destroying the Second Temple a second time.

New cards
38

Josephus

A historian who is a Roman citizen, but is also a devoted Jew.

New cards
39

Wailing Wall

The only remaining piece of the Second Temple left after the First Jewish Rebellion

New cards
40

Arch of Titus

A monumental arch built by Titus to commemorate his conquering of Jerusalem, featuring a Menorah.

New cards
41

Simon Bar Kokhba

A warlord who claims to be the chosen Messiah. The Christians did not accept him because they knew Jesus was the Messiah.

New cards

Explore top notes

note Note
studied byStudied by 17 people
312 days ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 38 people
379 days ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 21 people
759 days ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 56 people
798 days ago
5.0(4)
note Note
studied byStudied by 411 people
345 days ago
5.0(2)
note Note
studied byStudied by 20 people
898 days ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 14 people
899 days ago
5.0(1)

Explore top flashcards

flashcards Flashcard (147)
studied byStudied by 56 people
850 days ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (31)
studied byStudied by 16 people
87 days ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (90)
studied byStudied by 26 people
422 days ago
5.0(2)
flashcards Flashcard (46)
studied byStudied by 5 people
395 days ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (297)
studied byStudied by 602 people
832 days ago
5.0(2)
flashcards Flashcard (26)
studied byStudied by 3 people
815 days ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (42)
studied byStudied by 11 people
548 days ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (38)
studied byStudied by 7 people
638 days ago
5.0(1)
robot