Unit 4 Review (Lessons 16-20) Flashcards
Emperors after Galba; no contributions made
Otho and Vitellius
Name several terrible cruel things Nero did as emperor.
He had his mother and stepbrother killed, he watched a fire destroy parts of Rome without doing anything to help, and he persecuted many people, including leaders of the Christian church who were be headed and crucified.
As emperor, Octavius is known as:
Augustus (“sacred”)
Caesar’s protege and friends; one of the assassins*
Brutus
Identify the starred location on the map:
Rhone River
next emperors after Tiberius; cruel tyrants
Caligula and Claudius
“You may laugh at me now , bu the time will come when I shall be master of the Romans.”*
Octavius (Augustus Caesar)
“Poor as this village is, I would rather be first here than second in Rome!”*
Julius Caesar
He fiddled while Rome burned*
Nero
Identify the starred location on the map:
Tigris River
“I have lost a day.”*
Titus
Identify the starred location on the map:
Euphrates River
Roman governor of Spain; replaced Nero
Galba
What was the significance of “crossing the Rubicon”?
Caesar was forbidden by the Senate to take his army across the Rubicon, a river marking the border of Italy. By crossing it, Caesar set in motion the Civil War. Metaphorically, “crossing the Rubicon” means to take an action from which there is no turning back.
“My poor stepbrother always has subject fits.”*
Nero
“In that young man there is many a Marius.”*
Sulla
rule by three (Latin: tribe- means “three,’ vir means ‘man’)
Triumvirate
Describe the manner in which Nero lived.
Nero lived grandly. He had a splendid marble palace in Rome and had several houses on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. He traveled in chariots. He would have performers put on shows at the end of his grand dinners.
Identify the starred location on the map:
Po River
10,000 guards; protected authority of emperor
Praetorian Guards
the first Caesar who persecuted Christians; “fiddled while Rome burned”
Nero
greatest orator of history; Roman consul
Cicero
Emperor after Vitellius; punished Jews in Palestine
Vespasian
How, when, and why, was Julius Caesar assassinated?
Caesar was assassinated at a meeting of the Senate in Pompey’s theater in 44 B.C. He was attacked by a broup of conpsirators with ties to the nobility. Their states reason was that Caesar sought one-man rule, was becoming a tyrant, adn might have had aspirations to kingship.
March 15th; day Caesar was assassinated
Ides of March
called “Delight of Mankind”; kind emperor*
Titus
aka Flavian Amphitheater, seated 80,000*
Colosseum
members of a 3-man ruling body
triumvirs
List some of the favorable contributions Julius Caesar made to Rome.
He began to make Rome a commercial city. He erected buildings, built aqueducts, established a great library, and created a new calendar.
poem by Virgil; tells of Trojan hero Aeneas
Aeneid
The Second Triumvirate*
Octavian, Antony, Lepidus
What was the purpose of the Catiline conpsiracy?
The conspirators led by Catiline wanted to overthrow the Republic and install their own government.
Identify the starred location on the map:
Rhine River
Roman orator, scholar, statesman, soldier*
Julius Caesar
conspiracy to set up new government*
Caitlin conspiracy
Identify the starred location on the map:
Danube River
became Octavian when adopted as Caesar’s son and heir
Octavius
Augustus’ cruel stepson; ruled after his death
Tiberius
Describe Titus’ attitude toward the citizens of Rome.
Titus was a good emperor, trying to do everything he could for the welfare and happiness of the people.
queen of Egypt; married Mark Antony*
Cleopatra
The First Triumvirate*
Caesar, Pompey, Crassus
What positive contributions did Augustus make to Rome?
Augustus laid the foundation for a century of peace and prosperity for the Empire. He built many fine buildings and monuments in the capital. He founded new cities int he provinces. He encouraged the arts and literature.
