rome Flashcards
praetorianguard
No good system for selecting empires guard (emporars private army)chose new emporar
constatine
moved capital 850mi east to city of byzantium renamed new rome. later called constatinople today known as istanbul turkey
rome= capital of west empire
constatnople empire of east empire
germanic tribes
emperors in Rome threatened by invading Germanic tribes
1 tribe looted andattacked rome-lost empire + went to dif kingdoms
east continued for 100 years was referred to as byzantine empire
greeks
rome art influenced and got ideas from greeks so its refreed to as”greco-roman art”
Michelango was great artist
Byzantium/new rome/
Constantinople/
Istanbul Turkey
Constantine moved capital 850mi east to city of Byzantium renamed new Rome. later called Constantinople today known as Istanbul turkey
Rome= capital of west empire
Constantinople empire of east empire
rome
the capital city of Italy, situated in the western part of the country
why rome fell:
weakening borders
borders are hard to defend, 300 ce germanicc tribes pressing hard on western borders of empire
why rome fell:political instability
rome didnt know how to get differnt emporars peacefully,rivals fought eachother for controll, praetorian guard chose empire
why rome fell:social problems
social problems problem plagued empire:growing corruption, decline in spirit of citizenship- rise in crime+cities +roads unsafe
why rome fell: economic
fiance huge armys»citizens had to pay heavy taxes, poverty, trade suffered-weakened, unemployment=serious
philosophy» stoicism
upper class romans believed in stoicism-this believed that intelligance ruled nature+ a persons soul was spark of living intelligance, only good thing in life-have good charcter-had vertues such as controll and courage, stoicis famous for suffering scilently and bearing pain
examples of roman art=
architecture, painting, sculpture and mosaic work.
examples of roman language=
French, Spanish, Italian-also latin they spoke and they had 23 letters
examples of roman writing=
called latin alphebet, latin is influential on english, had many prefixes, latin proverbs are still in use
examples of architecture and engineering
roads, bridges, tunnels, or their impressive aqueducts
examples of roman Philosophy, citizenship,law:
most important idea Stoicism and the natural law.ost popular philosphy is stocism. The U.S. Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution are based on some Roman ideas, such as court room.
philosophy
the study of wisdom,knowlwdge, and the nature of reality
mosaics
a picture made up ofsmall pieces of tile,glass,colored stone
frescos
a form of mural painting in which earth pigments are painted directly on fresh, wet, lime plaster.
greco roman art
greeks influenced roman art and when they both are so alike and unique they named it greco roman
busts
a sculpted portrait of the head and shoulders of a person from ancient Rome
cameo
carved decoration showing a portrait or scene
murals
a painting or other work of art executed directly on a wall,very popular
statues/sculpture
a three-dimensional representation usually of a person, animal, or mythical being that is produced by sculpturing, modeling, or casting
colmns
held up ceilings, great decoration
arch
a curved symmetrical structure spanning an opening and typically supporting the weight of a bridge, roof, or wall above it.
vault
an arch used for a ceiling or to support a ceiling or roof
dome
A vault in a shape of a half circle that rests on a circular wall
aquedects
pipe or raised channel built to carry waterover long distances
latin prefixes
a partor word placed at beginning:example dictate,produse,eject
