Studied by 31 people"Rome in peace"
What does "Pax Romana" mean?
Praenomen
What was your first name known as in Rome?
Nomen
What was your second name known as in Rome?
Cognomen
What was your third name known as in Rome?
Agnomen
What was your fourth name known as in Rome?
Princeps
What name was given to the first citizens of Rome?
Augustus
What title given by the Senate was a title of dignity associated with Roman gods?
Created a stable currency based on gold and silver coins
How did Augustus increase trade? (Reason #1)
Freed the Mediterranean Sea of piracy
How did Augustus increase trade? (Reason #2)
Made Greek and Latin universal languages
How did Augustus increase trade? (Reason #3)
Placed qualified men into government positions regardless of social standing
How did Augustus remove corruption? (Reason #1)
Reorganized the provincial government to weed out corruption
How did Augustus remove corruption? (Reason #2)
Placed limits on extravagant living
How did Augustus remove corruption? (Reason #3)
Punished immorality
How did Augustus remove corruption? (Reason #4)
Created police, firefighting, and postal services
How did Augustus build infrastructure? (Reason #1)
Ordered a census
How did Augustus build infrastructure? (Reason #2)
Promoted family life and morality
How did Augustus build infrastructure? (Reason #3)
Cicero
Who was the greatest orator of his day?
Rhetoric
What are the rules of speech and writing known as?
Virgil
Who wrote "Aeneid" and was known as the "Homer of Rome"?
Horace
Who was known as the "Poet of the Augustan Age" and used satire to warn against materialism?
Ovid
Who wrote "Metamorphoses" but was exiled?
Livy
Who wrote a 142-volume history of Rome?
Juvenal
Who used bitter satires to discuss the problems of the empire?
Tacitus
Who wrote "Annals," a book that was pessimistic about the problems of the empire?
Library of Alexandria
Which library in Egypt was the center of Greek learning?
Plutarch
Which Greek biographer wrote about important Greek and Roman leaders?
Galen
Which Greek physician was the medical authority of the MIddle Ages?
Ptolemy
Which Greek astronomer and mathematician came up with the theory of a geocentric universe?
August 24, AD 79
When did Mount Vesuvius erupt? Include the month, day, and year.
Portrait busts and relief sculptures
Which two art styles did the Romans excel in?
Arches and vaults
What did the Romans use to enclose large spaces with domes?
Aqueducts
What bridges delivered water to cities from larger reservoirs?
Colosseum
Which amphitheater took around ten years to build and was originally named the Flavian Amphitheater?
Actors
Who were the unwilling participants in the Colosseum?
Epicureanism
Which philosophy avoids fear and pain throughout life?
There is nothing to fear in god.
What was the first main principle of Epicureanism?
There is nothing to fear in death.
What was the second main principle of Epicureanism?
Good is easily obtained.
What was the third main principle of Epicureanism?
Evil is easily endured.
What was the fourth main principle of Epicureanism?
Stoicism
Which philosophy was founded by Zeno?
Seneca
Who tutored Nero and believed that Stoicism was the solution to Rome's problems?
Pursue courage
The highest good any person could do, according to Stoicism, was to _____ _____, have dignity, do your duty, have simplicity, and be in service to others.
Have dignity
The highest good any person could do, according to Stoicism, was to pursue courage, _____ _____, do your duty, have simplicity, and be in service to others.
Do your duty
The highest good any person could do, according to Stoicism, was to pursue courage, have dignity, _____ _____ _____, have simplicity, and be in service to others.
Have simplicity
The highest good any person could do, according to Stoicism, was to pursue courage, have dignity, do your duty, _____ _____, and be in service to others.
Be in service
The highest good any person could do, according to Stoicism, was to pursue courage, have dignity, do your duty, have simplicity, and _____ _____ _____ to others.
Marcus Aurelius
Which devout Stoic was the last emperor of the Pax Romana?
Pontifex maximus
According to Roman emperor worship, who was the only one who knew how to appease the gods?
Greatest priest
What does "pontifex maximus" mean in Roman emperor worship?
Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the rest of the world
Where did Jesus want his disciples to be witnesses of Him?
They were scared that Rome would punish them.
Why did the Jewish leaders persecute Christians? (Reason #1)
They thought they were losing power.
Why did the Jewish leaders persecute Christians? (Reason #2)
Paul
Which Roman citizen, Jewish leader, and Tarsus citizen persecuted the Christians?
"Haters of humanity"
Because they didn't follow along in Greek and Roman culture, what did the Romans call the Christians?
Nero
Under which emperor did Christian persecution begin?
Dismissed Christian soldiers from the army
What did Diocletian do to Christians during his rule? (#1)
Ordered that Christian churches be destroyed
What did Diocletian do to Christians during his rule? (#2)
Burnt copies of Scripture
What did Diocletian do to Christians during his rule? (#3)
Sacrificed them to pagan gods or killed them
What did Diocletian do to Christians during his rule? (#4)
Constantine
Which Roman emperor claimed to have seen a vision of a cross before battle and made Christianity legal?
AD 313
In what year was the Edict of Milan passed? Include BC or AD.
Restored seized property
What did Constantine do after making Christianity legal? (#1)
Made Sunday a legal holiday
What did Constantine do after making Christianity legal? (#2)
Contributed to new churches
What did Constantine do after making Christianity legal? (#3)
Encouraged the acceptance of Christianity
What did Constantine do after making Christianity legal? (#4)
Arius
Which deacon taught that Christ wasn't God and denied His deity?
AD 325
When was the council of Nicaea formed?
Theodosius I
Who made Christianity the official and exclusive religion of the Rome Empire?
They feared retaliation.
Why did people in Rome convert to Christianity after Theodosius I made it the exclusive religion of Rome? (#1)
It was popular.
Why did people in Rome convert to Christianity after Theodosius I made it the exclusive religion of Rome? (#2)
They truly converted.
Why did people in Rome convert to Christianity after Theodosius I made it the exclusive religion of Rome? (#3)
Monasticism
What is the lifestyle of withdrawing from all worldly cares and practicing strict discipline and religious exercise?
Lots of inefficiency and waste
What contributed to political disorder in the Roman Empire? (#1)
Unstable leadership
What contributed to political disorder in the Roman Empire? (#2)
Corrupted military
What contributed to political disorder in the Roman Empire? (#3)
Political turmoil, assassination, civil war
How did the cycle of political disorder go in Rome?
Depleted treasury
What contributed to Rome's economic troubles? (#1)
Increased taxes
What contributed to Rome's economic troubles? (#2)
Inflation
What contributed to Rome's economic troubles? (#3)
Bureaucrcy
What is a government made up of many departments and a division of unelected officials?
Less silver and gold in coins
What contributed to inflation in the Roman Empire? (#1)
Bartering system
What contributed to inflation in the Roman Empire? (#2)
Augusti
What name was given to Diocletian's co-emperors?
Caesars
What name was given to the each of the augusti's heirs?
Gave the death penalty to those who charged others more than they should
How did Diocletian attempt to bring about economic stability? (#1)
Added gold and silver coins back into the economy
How did Diocletian attempt to bring about economic stability? (#2)
Reformed the tax system
How did Diocletian attempt to bring about economic stability? (#3)
Byzantium
Also known as "New Rome," what capital city was eventually renamed Constantinople?
Roman Empire
What name was given to the western half of the empire after Theodosius I split it?
Byzantine Empire
What name was given to the eastern half of the empire after Theodosius I split it?
Germanic tribes
What name is given to people groups who speak a particular dialect?
Angles, Saxons, Franks, Vandals, and Goths
Name the five Germanic tribes.
Barbarians
What name was given to those who didn't share Greek and Roman culture?
Huns
Which fierce, nomadic tribe was from Asia?
Attila
Who led the Huns?
Visigoths
Which tribe was from Central Europe and crossed the Danube River?
Alaric
Who led the Visigoths?
Battle of Adrianople
In what battle in AD 278 did the Visigoths defeat the Roman army and kill their emperor?
AD 410
When did the Visigoths plunder Rome? Include only the year.
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