Vocab Flashcards
Cicero
Stop Chaos in Rome Government. Gifted orator
Julius Caesar
Most powerful generals
Pompey
Made alliance with two most powerful man-and Crassus
Augustus
Adopted son called Octavian
currency
Money
Pax Romana
Roman Peace
aqueduct
Channel used to carry water
Romance languages
Italian, French, Spanish, Portugues, and Romanian
civil law
Written code of law
Christianity
Based on life
Jesus of Nazareth
Teaching of
Bible
A book
crucifixion
A type of execution nailed to the cross
Resurrection
Rise from the dead
disciple
Followers
Paul
A person
Constantine
An emperor
Diocletian
Became emperor in 200s
Attila
Fearsome leader
corruption
Decay of people’s values
Justinian
Emperor ruled 527 to 565
Theodora
Smart and powerful wife
Byzantine Empire
Eastern Roman Empire