Chapter 5 - The Roman Empire

Marcus Aurelius

________ was forced to spend the majority of his reign repelling hazardous invasions in the East and along the Danube border.

Hadrian

________ fortified Roman fortifications by erecting a stone wall in southern Scotland and a timber wall across the Rhine- Danube triangle.

Trajan

________ was the first emperor to go on the offensive for an extended period of time.

second century CE

The affluence brought about by the end of civil war and the infusion of money from the East could not last beyond the first part of the ________.

Magistrates

________ and council members were held individually and collectively liable for unpaid taxes.

Greeks

The Romans introduced the notion of the semicircular arch, taken from the Etruscans, to the fundamental post- and- lintel design employed by the ________.

Jerusalem

He was executed in ________, most likely around 30 C.E., via the harsh and demeaning procedure of crucifixion.