Mr. Julius Caesar Flashcards
Rome started as a tiny tribal settlement of the _______________ .
Latins
During the Age of Kings, the _______________ lived to the north of Rome.
Etruscans
During the Age of Kings, the _______________ lived to the north of Rome.
Greeks
_______________ and _______________ were twin brother who founded Rome.
Romulus and Remus
_______________ killed his brother and named Rome after himself.
Romulus
Romulus and Remus were the great-grandsons of Aeneas, a hero from the _______________ War.
Trojan
During the Age of Kings, Rome had _______________ kings.
Seven
The last king of Rome was named Tarquin the _______________ .
Proud
During the Republican Period, Rome did not have a king, but two _______________ .
Consuls
The two served for _______________ year(s) each.
One
The consuls were controlled by the _______________ .
Senate
Noblemen, like senators, were known as _______________
Patricians
Commoners were known as _______________
Plebeians
Rome reorganized their army after they are attacked by the _______________ .
Gauls
Rome finished conquering Italy when they defeated _______________ in Tarentum.
Pyrrhus
During the Republican Period, Rome’s greatest enemy was _______________ .
Carthage
The wars between Rome and Carthage were known as the _______________ Wars.
Punic
Rome finished conquering Greece when they destroyed the city of _______________ .
Corinth
Conflicts between the rich and poor caused numerous _______________ Wars in Rome.
Civil
The _______________ Brothers are assassinated for tying to change laws to help the poor.
Gracchi
Gaius _______________ helps the poor by promising them land in exchange for military service.
Marius
When a general returned to Rome, he was supposed to leave his army _______________ the city.
Outside
After conquering Gaul, _______________ _______________ broke the rules and marched his army into Rome.
Julius Caesar
Caesar started and won a Civil War against general _______________ the Great.
Pompey
Caesar took every major political office and named himself _______________
Emperor
When a rumor started that Caesar wanted to declare himself king, the senate had him _______________ .
Assassinated
Caesar’s nephew _______________ defeats his political opponents and becomes the first official emperor.
Octavian, Octavius
Octavian was also known as Caesar _______________
Augustus
Caesar Augustus’ rule was the beginning of the _______________ _______________, or the “Roman Peace.”
Pax Romana
After Augustus, _______________ was the emperor.
Tiberius
After Tiberius, _______________ was emperor.
Caligula
After Caligula, _______________ was emperor
Claudius
After Claudius, _______________ was emperor
Nero
Are the four emperor after Augustus considered good or bad?
Bad
_______________ and _______________ Flavius were popular emperors for their military skill and public works.
Vespasian, Titus
Emperor _______________ expanded Rome to its greatest size.
Trajan
Emperor _______________ built fortifications to protect Rome
Hadrian
Emperor _______________ _______________ is most famous for his philosophical manifesto, The Meditations.
Marcus Aurelius
The Pax Romana ended with the rule of Emperor _______________, and Rome fell into chaos.
Commodus
After the Pax Romana, _______________, instead of the senate, elected the emperors.
The army
Emperor _______________ split the empire into four parts to make it easier to control.
Diocletian
St. _______________ the Great became emperor after Diocletian.
Constantine
Constantine declared that all religions were equal, which ended the persecution of _______________ .
Christians
Emperor _______________ made Christianity the official religion of Rome.
Theodosius
Emperors _______________ and _______________ split the empire into East and West.
Honorius, Arcadius
The Eastern Empire, also known as _______________ lasts another 1000 years.
Byzantium, The Byzantine Empire
The Western Empire falls apart within a 100 years, due to the _______________ of foreign tribes.
Migration, Invasion
