Rome Flashcards
Bosporus
Roman King
Straight is named after him
Excommunication
After Christianity split into the Orthodox and Catholic Churches, they excommunicated each other because they believed that they were each not “properly Christian”
Germanic tribes
Resided outside of Rome, we’re not allowed within the city but when the Huns invaded they fled into Rome, some even attacked
Hippodrome
Attraction in Rome, people went there to sing, dance and be entertained.
Catholic
After Rome split, the Western side developed the Catholic Church
Orthodox
East made the Eastern Orthodox Christian church. In Byzantine.
Schism
1054 - separation or east and west, and the separation of Catholic vs. orthodox.
Justinian
Is emperor of Byzantine empire, sends troops to Germanic tribes to stop invasion and is triumphant.
Justinian code is named after him.
Justinians code
Made a uniform and concrete law to follow, combined all other laws
Paul
Saw vision from God, spread Christianity during the early Rome, Pax Romana made for easy spread.
Jesus died for sins
Christian converts didn’t have to follow Jewish law
Scape goats
Innocent people used for the blame of things they didn’t do
Roman empires used Christians as scapegoats for economic troubles
Huns
Vicious people who attacked the Germanic tribes and Rome, and started the Germanic invasions.
Hierarchy
Early Christians had hierarchy, pope then bishop (etc.)
Pax Romana
or Roman Peace, is a Latin term referring to the Empire in its glorified prime. Communication thrived. Christianity spread very well.
Ottoman Turks
Attacked the Roman Empire, reason for its falling