roman empire

Question 1

octavian augustus

Answer 1

-became sole leader of rome after marc antony etc killed selves

-restored senate and tribunes to be more palatable (still had complete control)

-augustus means emperor, first roman empire started and republic ended

-social reforms, military victories, secured borders, encouraged literature art religion and architecture, first pantheon built

-ruled 56 years

-deified post death

Question 2

pax romana

Answer 2

-“roman peace”

-social reforms (laws), military victories, secured borders, encouraged Roman culture (literature, art, architecture, religion)

Question 3

flavian dynasty

Answer 3

-vespasian

-massive building projects (coliseum)

-reorganized army, expanded senate membership, strengthened frontier

-titus (mt vesuvius erupted under his rule)

-domitian (continued building projects, was assassinated)

Question 4

tetrarchy

Answer 4

-rule of four

-one eastern ruler, one western ruler, each had a general who would be their heir

-east: diocletian and galerious, west: maxmian and constantius

-crumbled when diocletian left; ppl started competing for power, eventually civil war

Question 5

five good emperors period

Answer 5

-nerva (advisor who took over domitian) nervan-antonin dynasty

-roman empire reached its peak of size and stability

-ended w commodus (worst in history of rome) (strangled in bath)

Question 6

constantine

Answer 6

-son of constantius (general of west)

-emerged from tetrarchy power struggle as sole emperor and unified roman empire

-moved capital from rome to byzantium, renamed to constantinople

-brought stability, reformed military

-sons inherited empire, they fought

-cousin julian named successor

Question 6

byzantine empire

Answer 6

eastern roman empire