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Final Exam Flashcards

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Second Triumvirate

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43 BC

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Battle of Actium (date)

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31 bc

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Octavian Caesar receives the titles Princeps and Augustus (date)

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27 BC

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Reign of Augustus (date)

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27 BC- 14 AD

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Crucifixion of Jesus in Jerusalem (date)

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30 AD

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Great fir of Rome (date)

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64 AD

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Titus captures Jerusalem and destroys the Jewish temple (date)

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70 AD

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The five good Emperors (date)

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97-180 AD

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Great Persecution of Christians (date)

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303-312 AD

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Edict of Milan (date)

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313 AD

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Foundation of Constantinople (date)

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324 AD

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Council of Nicaea (date)

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325 AD

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Battle of Adrianople (date)

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378 AD

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Christianity becomes official religion of the Roman Empire (date)

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391 AD

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15
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Sack of Rome by the Visigoths: (date)

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410 AD

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Germanic commander Odoacer deposes last Western Emperor (date)

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476 AD

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Who was in the second Triumvirate?

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Octavian, Mark Antony, and Lepidus

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Why did the 2nd Triumvirate break up?

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Octavian and M.A. pushed Lebidus out of the way and fought between themselves. M. A allyed with Egypt, but Oct used that against him by telling people M would make Cleopatra the queen over Rome

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Who was Cleopatra?

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Queen of Egypt and Mark Antony’s girlfriend

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What was the Battle Of Actium?

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The naval battle between Octavian and Mark Antony. It was won by Octavian in 30 BC. Mark and Cleo fled to Egpyt and committed suicide.

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21
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What does “Augustus” mean?

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The honorary name meaning “divinely favored” that the Roman Senate bestowed on Octavia: it became Roman short hand for “Roman Imperial ruler”

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What does Princeps mean?

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First man

23
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What is the principate?

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Roman political system invended by Augustus as a disguised monarchy with the princeps as emperor.

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What were Augustus powers?

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  1. Tribunician power: included veto
  2. Proconsul with imperium over all armies.
25
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Praetorian. Guard

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The group of soldiers station in Rome under the emperor’s control; the first was formed by Augustus

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Julio-Claudian Emperors

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The ruling family of the early principate from Augustus through Nero, descended from the aristocratic families of the Julian’s and the Claudians

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Tiberius

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Adopted son of Augustus who became a suspicious and tyrannical Emperor of Rome after a brilliant military career while Jesus was alive on earth (42bc to 37ad)

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Nero

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First Roman Emperor to persecute Christains

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Vespasian and Flavian Dynasty

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Vespasian restored stability to Rome following the reign of Nero and the Civil Wars that had wreaked havoc on the empire, and particularly on Italy.

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Titus and the destruction of Jerusalem

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Titus had suppressed the Jewish revolt, capturing Jerusalem in 70 destroying the temple

31
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Who where the 5 good Emperors

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Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus* Pius, Marcus Aurelius

32
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Who where the Decurions

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Municipal Senate members in the Roman Empire for collecting local taxes.

33
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Romanization

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The spread of Roman law and Culture within the Roman Empire

34
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Who was the first bishop of Rome

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Peter

35
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Power of Bishops

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They possessed authority to define Christian doctrine and administer practical affairs for congregations

36
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Apostolic Secession

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The principle by which Christian Bishops traced their authority back to the apostles of Jesus

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Orthodoxy

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True Doctrine

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Heresy

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False Doctrine

39
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Debasement of coinage and inflation

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Putting less silver in a coin without changing its face value; a failed financial strategy during the 3 century. It raised prices instead of lowering them

40
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Caracalla grants citizenship to whole Empire

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This was done to raise taxes. It was for free men.

41
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Crisis of the 3rd century

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Civil War
Over 24 Emperors
Plague
Economic depression

42
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Colosseum.

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Rome’s fifty-thousand-seat amphitheater built by the Flavian dynasty for gladiatorial combats and other spectacles.

43
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First persecution of Christains by Nero

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Covered Christians in animal skins to be torn apart by dogs or fastened to crosses and set of fire at night as torches

44
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Martyr

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Greek word for “witness” the term is used for someone who dies for their faith.

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Barbarian invasions across the Rhine and Danube rivers

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These were very aggressive attacks from raiders. The barbarians where multiethnic and not well organized, but they developed military discipline through fighting the Roman’s. The invasions were especially bad during the reign of Marcus Aurelius

46
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Enlistment of invading barbarians as Soldiers in the Roman Army.

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The Barbarians where brave, so the Roman’s let them settle on their boarders and enlisted them as soldiers.

47
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Second Major persecution of Christainy

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Christains were blamed for the third century crisis and where persecuted by Emperor Decius. The persecution was ended by Emperor Gallienus

48
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The “dominate”

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The word used to describe Roman rule after Diocletian. It comes from the word Dominus, meaning lord or Master, which Diocletian gave to himself as a title

49
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Who was Diocletian?

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Born as a uneducated peasant; Diocletian moved up through the army to become Emperor in 284. He ended the Civil War by imposing the most autocratic system of rule in Roman History. He resigned in 305 which started more civil wars.

50
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Tetrarchy

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“Rule by four” Diocletian appointed three others to rule with him, with himself as their head. Each ruler controlled one of four districts

51
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Great Persecution

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Started by Diocletian in 303 because he Feared that the national threat came from angry gods. The persecution included exiling, taking property, taking down churches, and executing Christians. It failed and undermined social stability

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