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Rome Flashcards

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Who was Rome’s competitor for the Mediterranean? (3 Punic Wars)

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Carthage

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1st triumvirate?

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Julius Ceasar, Pompey, Crassus

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How did 1st triumvirate end?

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Assassination of Julius Ceasar. (last general standing)

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2nd triumvirate?

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Octavian, Mark Antony, Marcus Lepidus

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How did 2nd Triumvirate end?

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Lepidus expelled,Mark (suicide), Octavian-> Augustus Caesar.

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Augustus Caesar rule

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1st emp, Jesus is born,

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Tiberias rule

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2nd emp, Jesus died,

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Caligula rule

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nasty dude, killed with his family by is own army.

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Claudius

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4th ruler, Expelled Jews from Rome->effects the church, Builds aqueducts, poisoned by wifey.

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Nero

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5th ruler,left Jews back in,

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Domitian

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6th ruler, brutal to Christian, exiles John to patmos,

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Marcus Aurelius

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7th ruler, last of the good 5 emperors, reigned during Antonine plague, wrote a lot, death leads to end of Pax Romana.

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Diocletian

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8th ruler, split rome;west and east, second capital being Constantinople, last one that persecuted christians,

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Constantine

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9th ruler, made Edict of Milan(Christianity is Legal). Saw a vision of Jesus and converted,

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Theodosius

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10th ruler, made Christianity the official religion of Rome.

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Christianity made the official religion of Rome was good or bad?

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Was bad because Christianity does not mix with Politics. Leads to corruption.

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Senator

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Means old, senile

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Ambidextrous

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equal use of 2 hands

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Amphitheatre

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2 theaters face 2 face

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Barbarian

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comes from uknown language “bar,bar,bar,bar” definition of word gibberish.

21
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Pax Romana

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means the peace of Rome. This 200 year time period was one of relative peace and stability in the empire

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