Lesson 19 Review Flashcards
Augustus’ cruel stepson; ruled after his death
Tiberius
members of a 3-man ruling body
triumvirs
Identify the starred location on the map:
Danube River
next emperors after Tiberius; cruel tyrants
Caligula and Claudius
Describe the manner in which Nero lived.
Nero lived grandly. He had a splendid marble palace in Rome and had several houses on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. He traveled in chariots. He would have performers put on shows at the end of his grand dinners.
Identify the starred location on the map:
Euphrates River
What was the purpose of the Catiline conpsiracy?
The conspirators led by Catiline wanted to overthrow the Republic and install their own government.
Identify the starred location on the map:
Po River
He fiddled while Rome burned*
Nero
10,000 guards; protected authority of emperor
Praetorian Guards
Name several terrible cruel things Nero did as emperor.
He had his mother and stepbrother killed, he watched a fire destroy parts of Rome without doing anything to help, and he persecuted many people, including leaders of the Christian church who were be headed and crucified.
the first Caesar who persecuted Christians; “fiddled while Rome burned”
Nero
Roman orator, scholar, statesman, soldier*
Julius Caesar
“In that young man there is many a Marius.”*
Sulla
Roman governor of Spain; replaced Nero
Galba
“My poor stepbrother always has subject fits.”*
Nero
rule by three (Latin: tribe- means “three,’ vir means ‘man’)
Triumvirate
The Second Triumvirate*
Octavian, Antony, Lepidus
greatest orator of history; Roman consul
Cicero
As emperor, Octavius is known as:
Augustus (“sacred”)
became Octavian when adopted as Caesar’s son and heir
Octavius
Identify the starred location on the map:
Tigris River
queen of Egypt; married Mark Antony*
Cleopatra
“You may laugh at me now , bu the time will come when I shall be master of the Romans.”*
Octavius (Augustus Caesar)
poem by Virgil; tells of Trojan hero Aeneas
Aeneid
What was the significance of “crossing the Rubicon”?
Caesar was forbidden by the Senate to take his army across the Rubicon, a river marking the border of Italy. By crossing it, Caesar set in motion the Civil War. Metaphorically, “crossing the Rubicon” means to take an action from which there is no turning back.
conspiracy to set up new government*
Caitlin conspiracy
The First Triumvirate*
Caesar, Pompey, Crassus
How, when, and why, was Julius Caesar assassinated?
Caesar was assassinated at a meeting of the Senate in Pompey’s theater in 44 B.C. He was attacked by a broup of conpsirators with ties to the nobility. Their states reason was that Caesar sought one-man rule, was becoming a tyrant, adn might have had aspirations to kingship.
March 15th; day Caesar was assassinated
Ides of March
Identify the starred location on the map:
Rhone River
List some of the favorable contributions Julius Caesar made to Rome.
He began to make Rome a commercial city. He erected buildings, built aqueducts, established a great library, and created a new calendar.
What positive contributions did Augustus make to Rome?
Augustus laid the foundation for a century of peace and prosperity for the Empire. He built many fine buildings and monuments in the capital. He founded new cities int he provinces. He encouraged the arts and literature.
Caesar’s protege and friends; one of the assassins*
Brutus
Identify the starred location on the map:
Rhine River
“Poor as this village is, I would rather be first here than second in Rome!”*
Julius Caesar
