Ancient Rome Flashcards
gladiator who led a slave rebellion
Spartacus
Greek doctor, introduced medical ideas
Galen
studied the sky and carefully mapped stars
Ptolemy
Wrote the epic poem, the Aeneid
Virgil
wrote satires and odes about emotions and life
Horace
reforms did not work because he was not a strong enough
emperor to enforce them
Diocletian
moved the empire’s capital to Constantinople
Constantine
divided the empire into the Western Roman Empire and
the Eastern Roman Empire in A.D. 395
Theodosius
In A.D. 410, Visigoth leader captured the city of Rome
Alaric
captured Rome in A.D. 476, thus ending the
Western Roman Empire
Odoacer
person who fought animals and other people as public
amusement
Gladiator
the study of body structure
Anatomy
a curved ceiling made of arches
Vault
works that poke fun at human weaknesses
Satire
changes to bring about improvement
Reform
The first major Roman road linking Rome to
southeastern Italy
Appian Way
marketplace and public square
Forum
The languages of Spanish, French, Romanian, Portuguese,
and Italian all derive from what language of the Romans
Latin
The Visigoths became tired of the Romans’ demands, rebelled, and defeated a Roman legions here
Adrianople
entered Eastern Europe in the late A.D. 300’s
Huns
Eastern Roman Empire became known as this
Byzantine Empire
King of the Gods and god of thunder
Jupiter (Zeus)
Queen of the gods and the Goddess of marriage
Juno (Hera)
The god of war
Mars (Ares)
The goddess of wisdom and war
Minerva (Athena)
The god of music, poetry and prophecy
Apollo
Goddess of love and beauty
Venus (Aphrodite)
The messenger god
Mercury (Hermes)
The god of the sea
Neptune (Poseidon)
I
1
V
5
X
10
L
50
C
100
D
500
M
1000
