Western Civ - Rome Unit Test

Western Civilation Cox Rome Study Guide Unit Testt

diocletians reforms

* price and wage controls to beat inflation
* split empire into east and west

constantine’s reforms

* Edict of Milan, gives everyone religious freedom
* sons had to follow their fathers occupation

catholic church hierarchy

pope > patriarchs > bishops > priests

julio-claudian emperors

1. tiberius
2. caligula
3. nero
4. trajan

punic wars

rome and the city state carthage engage in 3 wars from 264 B.C to around 160 B.C

1st punic war

* carthage tries to seize the strait of messina
* rome invades sicily and takes it from carthage
* romans then build a large fleet and destroy the carthaginian navy

2nd punic war

* carthaginian general named hannibal invades rome through the alps
* 10 years he attacks and destroys various roman city states
* roman general scippio attacks carthage, defeats hannibal and forces carthage to give up control of spain

3rd punic war

* rome invades and captures carthage city
* surviving carthaginians are sold into slavery
* as a result rome has control of the entire western mediterranean

twelve tables