Chapter 5 Flashcards
Pax Romana 30 BC to 180 AD
Roman peace by force.
Octavian: Augustus Principate (Princep)
Revered implied veneration, majesty, and holiness. “First Citizen”. First emperor after Caesar.
Cicero
A towering literary figure who believed in a world governed by divine and natural that human reason could perceive and human institutions reflect.
Vergil, Aeneid
Most important Augustan poet. Wrote Aeneid, which was a long epic (homers odyssey)
Horace
Son of a freedman. He wrote Odes. Lyric poet.
Livy
Wrote about the history of Rome. Purpose was moral patriotism. He glorified Rome’s greatness and connected it with Rome’s past.
Julio-Claudian Dynasty
Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero.
Birth of Christ) (Christian persecution under Nero) (Nero burned Rome
Flavian Dynasty
Vespasian, Titus, Domitian. (Destruction of Rome under Titus)
The “Good” Emperors
Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pirs, Marcus Arelius. (Hadrian built wall to keep out barbarians)
Colosseum
Built by the Flavian Emperors. Combined arch, post, and lintel. Where gladiators fought.
Circus Maximus
“Greatest Circus” Used for killing Christians but known for Chariot Races
Eucharist
“Thanksgiving” Lord’s supper, Holy Communion
Catholic
“Universal Church” as in majority of Christians
Heretics
“Takers” of contrary positions, namely in Christianity.
Primacy of Rome
Rome rises to more importance over time
Barbarian Invasions (Germanic Tribes)
Weakened Rome’s defenses. Goths were most aggressive.
Diocletian
From Illyria, introduced tetrachy, first in Christian Persecution, restored order and raised taxes.
Tetrarchy
Coalition of four men, each responsible for a different part of the empire, established by Diocletian
Constantine
Re-restores order, pagan converted to Christianity
Constantinople
Founded by Constantine, big center of trade, also called second Rome
Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Huns (Atilla)
Germanic barbarians, farmers, and settlers that attack Rome after being scattered by the Huns. Because Rome did not hold up their end of the deal they made with the Ostrogoths and Visigoths, they attacked Rome.
Battle of Adrianople, 378
Visigoths came for a hiatus from the Huns, but fought with the Romans and won
Theodosius I
Empire split under his government, and Christianity was the only legal religion.
Byzantine
Had mixed culture including Eastern ideas of government, Roman/Greek culture, was a Christian civilization
