Ancient Rome Flashcards
What date is used to mark the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
deposition of Romulus Augustus (476CE)
Romulus
twins with Remus who he kills, creates Rome on 7 hills
What was the Senate of the Roman Republic made of?
patricians + Tribal Assembly
What were The Twelve Tables?
provided political and social rights for plebeians (beginning of European law)
Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire?
Caesar Augustus
What does “Pax Romana” mean?
Roman Peace
When did The Twelve Tables occur?
450 BCE
When did Pax Romana occur?
27 BCE - 180 CE
What was the name of the emperor who officially tolerated Christianity?
Constantine
How did Constantine officially tolerate Christianity?
with the Edict of Milan
Who adopts Christianity as Rome’s official religion?
Theodosius
At the peak of the Roman Empire, which continents did Rome control land on?
Europe, Africa, Asia
When did the Roman Republic occur?
509 - 27 BCE
Patricians
wealthy Romans, had power, were of high class (merchants)
Plebeians
poor Romans, no power (farmers, slaves)
Who was the enemy during the Punic Wars?
Carthage (in Sicily)
Who won the Punic Wars?
Rome
Julius Caeser
first dictator of the Roman Empire, military general, assassinated by Senate (fear)
Byzantine Empire
aka Eastern Roman Empire, lasted ~1000 years longer than the Western Roman Empire
When did the Byzantine Empire fall?
1453 CE
What is an economic reason for the collapse of the Roman Empire?
cost of maintaining army
What is a political reason for the collapse of the Roman Empire?
no working political system, civil unrest within + without empire, corrupt emperors
Who was the final invader of the Roman Empire?
Germanic tribes
What are other reasons for the collapse of the Roman Empire?
plague, lead poisoning, army values weakened by Christianity
Why/how did Christianity grow?
it became Rome’s official religion, it’s easy to convert to, spread on Rome’s many roads
How did Rome view other religions?
very against any religion but their own, executed people who practiced a religion that went against Rome’s values in the slightest
Art and architecture in Rome
arches, aqueducts, pillars/columns, vaults, domes
Which civilization most influenced Roman art and architecture?
the Greek civilization
