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ch 8 quiz 2 Flashcards

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1
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Common name for Octavian

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Caesar Augustus

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2
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what does caesar mean?

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revere

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3
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Jesus was born during his reign

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Caesar Augustus

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time of peace for rome (began during Caesar’s rule)

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Pax Romana

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came after caesar (rulers)

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Claudian Emperors

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Emperor during the life and death of Jesus Christ

First ruler of the Claudian Dynasty

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Tiberius

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Insane and murdered by his body guards

Second claudian emperor

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Caligula

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8
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what did caligula elect to run in senate

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Horse

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9
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Caligula’s uncle; third Claudian ruler

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Claudius

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10
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What did Claudius (claudian emporers/claudian empire) conquer

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Briton (great britain)

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Claudius’ stepson; last Claudian Emperor

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Nero

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12
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First of the Flavian Emperors

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Vespasian

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destroyed the temple in Jerusalem

Vespasian’s oldest son; second flavian emperor

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Titus

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destroyed Pompeii during Titus’s reign

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Mt. Vesuvius

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15
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Considered himself a god
Vespasian’s second son; third Flavian emperor

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Domitian

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16
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Good in Rome’s eyes because they upheld the law; greatly persecuted christians

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Five “Good” Emperors

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17
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(army that) became the true power of Rome (after the Pax Romana)

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Barracks Emperors

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18
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Divided the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western Sections

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Diocletian

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19
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Who ruled in west
Who ruled in east
(the roman empire/entire kingdom)

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Diocletian- west
Maximian- east

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20
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broke out After the emperors stepped down over the throne. what was it? who won?

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a civil war
Constantine won

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21
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legalized christianity (wrote this?)

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Edict of Milian; constantine

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22
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Constantine saw what (vision)

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cross

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23
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Constantine reunited the empire and moved the capital to ___? what was it renamed?

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Byzantium; it was renamed Constantinople in his honor

24
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permanently split rome in 395 (into eastern and western sections)

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Theodosius

25
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Germanic tribe that invaded Italy in 409; Brought Italy and the majority of the western empire under their control

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Visigoths

26
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Legacy of Rome

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Latin language, Roman law, and Republican Government

27
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common latin language

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Vernacular (vulgar)

28
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Roman writers produced their greatest works in what era

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Golden Age of Latin Language

29
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Wrote On the Commonwealth

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Cicero

30
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Wrote Virgil

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Aeneid (greatest author during golden age of latin language)

31
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Wrote Odes

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Horace

32
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Wrote Metamorphoses

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Ovid

33
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wrote Parallel Lives

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Plutarch

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greatest author during golden age of latin language

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Aeneid

35
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all laws derives from a central source

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single sovereignty

36
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common human nature

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Universality

37
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laws should fit a larger number of cases

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Equity

38
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fought between Marius (Masses) and Sulla (Senate)

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first civil war

39
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Pompey vs. Julius Caesar (nephew of marius; concerned for the masses)

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Second Civil War

40
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Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus formed ___ which ruled Rome

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triumvirate

41
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julius caesar was elected what with Pompey’s support in 59 BC

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consul

42
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julius caesar became governor of what

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gaul

43
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Senate and Pompey became jealous of Julius’ power and told him to

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disband his army

44
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what did julius do that made a battle break out

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he crossed the rubicon with his army

45
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last of the Ptolemaic rulers

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Cleopatra

46
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julius established what empire

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Julian Empire

47
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julius’s death day

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March 15, 44 B.C

48
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who killed julius;how many times was he stabbed

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senate; 23 times

49
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Mark Antony vs. Octavian

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Third Civil War

50
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main rivals for succession after Julius Caesar

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Mark Antony and Octavian

51
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Together with (this person) Mark Antony and Octavian formed (this)

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Together with Lepidus they formed the 2nd triumvirate

52
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one of history’s most decisive battles

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Actium

53
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What was the end of the Third Civil War?

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Mark Antony gave roman land to cleopatra which helped Octavian gain support and when Mark Antony and Cleopatra realized they were losing the war they committed suicide together.

After this, Octavian became the undisputed emperor of the entire Roman Empire

54
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Who was born during Caesar Augustus’ reign

A

Jesus

55
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when there was a wealth decline in rome, who did most of the wealth go to

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patricians

56
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instituted reforms and were opposed by the Senate

A

Gracchus Brothers (Tiberius and Gaius)

56
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Provided free food and entertainment

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“Bread and Circuses”

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