Exam 2 Flashcards
Republic
The form of government where the people are represented and are sovereign
Mos Maiorum
The latin word that expresses appreciation for ones traditions and ancestors
What empire allowed Rome to realize its true potential ?
Carthage
Eunus
He led a slave result that turned as savage as the slaves had been treated before
Pieta
A sacrifice for a good beyond yourself, failing to appreciate this can be considered on of the reasons for the republics fall.
Augustus Caesar
First emperor of the Roman Empire
Considered the instituter of the Pax Romana
Pax Romana
“Roman Peace” The long period of peace after the fall of the roman republic, minimum roman expansion.
Who Instituted the Pax romana
Augustus Caesar
Negative of the Pax Romana
Giving up ones freedom
Caracalla
Thief, referring to his sword said “for as long as we have this, we shall not run short of money
Three reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire
Barbarian invasions
Poor economy
Lawlessness and corruption
Unusual for the time, Rome allowed all non-slaves thought its territories willing to subject to roman authority to become ?
citizens
What are Jesus’s two greatest commandments
Love god
Love one another
To enforce a rigid and strict adherence to only one interpretation of the word of Jesus, Justin Martyr stated what about god?
God is no sophist
some who imprisoned christians to escape execution refused to
sacrifice to the Emperor