Roman empire Flashcards
Who was the first Emperor of Rome?
Agustus Caesar
List 3 major contributions of Augutus Caesar?
Census, police, fire brigade, building projects, library, cleaned up city, and stabilized trade
What does it mean that Caesar found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble?
He made Rome more beautiful.
What was the “Pax Romana”?
Roman peace, no more Civil Wars
Who was Augutus Caesars adopted son
Tiberious
In what year were Christians baked for fire that burned Rome?
64 AD
Who was the emperor during the fire that burned Rome?
Nero
Why were the Christians blamed for the fireiin Rome?
New religion in Rome, easy target, people thought Nero started it.
Who was the Emperor who ordered the construction of the Colosseum?
Vespasian
Who was Emperor who Mt. Vesuvius?
Titus
Who wrote about the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius?
Pliny the Younger
Who were the “Good Emperors”/”Adopted Emperors”?
Nerva, Hadrian, Tragan, Antnius Pius, and Marcus Aurelius
Who was Rome’s first non-Roman Emperor?
Trajan from Spain
Under which Emperor did the Empire reach its largest size?
Tragan
What was Hadrin’s policy on the size of the Empire?
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Which Roman Emperor divided the Empire?
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Which city was the capital of the western Roman Empire?
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Which city was the capital of the eastern Roman Empire?
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Why was there so much blood shed for the title of Emperor?
There was no procedure for choosing the new emperor
Who made Christianity the only legal/official religion of the Roman Empire?
Constantine
Who was the last Emperor of the western Roman Empire?
Romulus Augustulus
Give four reasons for the collapse of the western Roman Empire.
1) invasions
2) economic problems
3) poor rulers
4) civil wars
Who ruled after Rome fell in 476 AD?
Odoacer
