Roman Emperors

Question 1

Augustus

Answer 1

• good emperor
• Ruled 27 BC-AD 14
• Rome’s first emperor
• Brought 200 yrs of peace “PAX ROMANA” by:
  
  1. forming strong military
  2. rebuilding Rome
  3. fed poor
  4. improved government: appointed proconsul for ea. province, reformed tax system, reformed legal system

Question 2

Trajan

Answer 2

• good emperor
• Ruled beginning of the AD 100s
• empire got its biggest under his rule
• studied STOICISM philosophy

Question 3

Hadrian

Answer 3

• good emperor
• Ruled after TRAJAN, in early AD100s
• Made empire smaller; he realized it was too big to govern well
• Built HADRIAN’S WALL and focused on protecting borders

Question 4

Diocletian

Answer 4

• Became emperor in AD 284
• tried but failed at REFORM by:
  
  1. Divided Rome into 4 parts
  2. set rules to control INFLATION

Question 5

Constantine

Answer 5

• Became emperor in AD 312
• First Christian emperor, boosted power of Christianity in Roman government
• Tried to save economy by making sons do their dads’ jobs
• Moved capital of Rome to Byzantium, which became CONSTANTINOPLE
• Today, Constantinople is called ISTANBUL

Question 6

Theodosius

Answer 6

• Became emperor in AD 337 after Constantine died
• Divided the empire in two at his death in AD 395
  
  1. Western Roman Empire, capital was Rome
  2. Eastern Roman Empire, capital was Constantinople

Question 7

Justinian

Answer 7

• Became emperor of Byzantine Empire in AD 527
• Wife THEODORA convinced him to give women rights
• Strong leader, expanded empire: conquered most of Italy and northern Africa, defeated Persians in the east
• JUSTINIAN LAW CODE: reformed law, simplified it, had great influence over future European laws