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History- Chapter 6

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Jesus
killed b/c of Pontius Pilate, jewish, spread news about god
political instablility that brought pax romana to an end
emperor spend money on themselves, bad emperors (28) that were killed by government, armies busy defending borders
effects of Pax Romana
the family had less significance, the economy was less stable, peace, buildings- Circus Maximus, Colosseum, Pantheon, baths, Appian way
tribunes
what was the representatives of the plebians called?
barrack emperors
name of the emperors that ruled and then were killed right before the fall of the empire
Ptolemy
WHo was an Egyptian astronomer that formed the foundation of Roman astronomy
priest, bishop, archbishop, pope
what were the levels of christianity
2nd Punic War
In what war did the Carthagians crossed Spain, Gaul and eventually the Alps winning victories, but eventually having to retreat because the Romans attacked Carthage?
Odoacer
german soldier, siezed Rome overthrew Augustulus
Indemnity
What is a payment for damages (such as the payment the Carthagians had to give to Rome after the 1st Punic War)?
Franks, Ostrogoths, Vandals, Angles, Saxons, Visigoths, Huns
name the germanic tribes
executive branch
What consisted of 2 patrician for 1 year terms--> consuls?
latifundia
what were large estates that were cropped by slaves?
Franks and Goths
gained control of gaul
legislative branch
What consisted of Assembly of Centuries, Assembly of Tribes and senate (with 300 men) ?
patriarchs
what did they call hte bishops of Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem?
Constantine
who was the emperor who established the edict of milan and let christians practice freely, legal to chain workers, jobs--> hereditary, capital to Byzantium (then renamed)
Galen
WHo was a Greek Physician that formed the basis of Roman medical science?
Patricians
Who were the latin nobles, they could hold office?
Brutus and Cassius
Who killed Caesar?
Spartacus
Who was a gladiator who helped 70,000 slaves escape?
Tarquins
What is the family held the early generations of Romain Rule, they improved Rome by creating a Forum, draining the seats?
March 15, 44 BC
When did Caesar die?
Cato
Who was the Roman senator who always finished his speeches with "and carthage must be destroyed)
plebeians
Who were commoners of Rome, they had the right to vote, had to pay taxes and served in military?
Octavian, Marc Antony, Marcus Lepidus
Who made up the 2nd triumvirate?
dictator
Who was a leader whose word was law?
3rd Punic War
What war did the Romans burn down Carthage?
Augustus
Who imported grain from Africa, built new roads, began Pax Romana, and stopped proconsuls from exploiting providences?
chief priest
What is the pontifex maximus?
Marius
Who became a consul after saving Rome from an attack by the Germanic tribes? He built an army out of the unemployed and paid them well.
Hannibal
Who was the Carthagian general in the 2nd Punic War?
legionaries
What were Roman soldiers that were well disciplined?
inflation
a rise in prices corresponding to a decrease in the value of money
Antony
Who married Cleopatra?
Horace
Who wrote Odes and was a poet?
Pyrrhic victory
What is a victory won at a great cost?
Tiberius Graccus
WHo proposed limiting the size of the latidunda and distributing the land among the poor?
martyrs
these were people who chose to die for their religion
edict of prices
a contract that froze wages, set a max. price on goods
Diocletian
raised # of legions, traveled empire, divided empire, edict of prices, retired
aqueduct
What are artificial channels for carrying water?
triumvirate
What is a group of three people ruling together equally?
Maximian
the co- emperor that took the western providences while diocletian had the eastern
Appain way
What was Rome's 1st major road?
Christos
This is the Greek word for messiah
disciples
What were followers of god?
Scipio
Who was the Roman general that helped win the 2nd Punic War?
Sulla
Who drove Marius into exile and became dictator?
Paul & Peter
Who were disciples that spread the news of Jesus?
republic
What is a community in which the people elect their leaders?
Punici
What did the Romans call the Carthaginians?
Ovid
Who wrote Metamorphoses?
Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Pius, Aurelius
Who were the good emperors?
coloniae
What is a permanent military settlement? they were usally linked by a series of roads
Reasons Germanic tribes moved
grazing land, Huns, share wealth of Rome, warmer climate
1st Punic War
What was the war fought over the Strait of Messina that in the war Romans snared the Carthagains ships with grappling hooks and defeated them in a hand-to-hand battle?
Cincinnatus
who was a roman dictator that left plowing his fields to help Rome then when he was done went back to farming?
Alaric
leader of visigoths, lead people into itlay
Virgil
Who wrote the Aeneid?
Crassus, Pompey, Caesar
Who made up the 1st triumvirate?
Romulus
Who was the man that built Rome and killed his brother?
476 AD
date that Rome "fell"
Bread and Circuses
What was the promises by eager politicians when Rome was entering poverty?
Livy
Who was a historian who glorified early roman history?
Twelve tables
What was the written law code given to the Plebians called?
legions
What did the Romans replace phalanxes with? (they consisted of 6,000 men divided into groups of 60-120 soldiers)
Economic Dicline
war --> no trade, profit reduction, destroyed farmland, inflation, raise soldiers wages, taxes higher
Augustine
WHo was a scholar in North Africa that wrote Confessions and the City of God?
Theodosius
who made Christianity the official religion of Rome, separates western and eastern empires
Attila
leader of huns, gained gaul--> then plauge
Tiberius, Cladius, Nero and Caligula
Who were the Julien-Claudian Emperors?
sect
Christianity was thought of as a _____, or group within Judaism
jus gentuim
What is the law that dealt with noncitizens?
Etruscans
What Neolithic people ruled northern Italy, had a Greek alphabet, and often sacrificed POW or slaves to angry gods?
messiah
What is a delivier chosen by god?

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