Roman Study Guide
Hannibal
Great Carthaginian General
1st great Caesar
Julius
Constantine
Passed the Edict of Milan allows freedom of religion.
Pax Romana
peace and prosperity in the empire.
“To crosses the Ribicon”
to make a decision from which there is no return.
Epicurianism
free the body of pain & mind of fear by avoiding excesses
Romulus
original founder of Rome.
Gracchi
Two reform-minded brothers had this name
Punic Wars
Rome fought with Carthage,
Julian
calendar based on the sun, 365 days plus 1
Greeks, Latins, and Etruscans
mercenaries
battled for control of Italy.
Soldiers paid to fight for another country are called
Greeks
The Romans adopted the gods of the _______
concrete
new building material did the Romans discover
the 12 Tables
Early Roman Law dealing with the rights of Romans.
The Pantheon
rotundrum meeting hall
Stoicism
virtues of reason, duty, and courage, and that pain and
pleasure were unimportant.
economic, military, political
barbarians
Rome
republic
3 main reasons for the Decline of the Roman Empire
Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Franks, Angles, Saxons,
Burgundians, Lombards, Vandals.
the most spectacular tourist attraction in the ancient world.
citizens have the right to vote for their leaders
Cincinnatus
1st dictator of Rome who gladly went back to his farm.
Theodosius
Made Christianity the official religion of the empire.
Augustus
1st emperor of the Roman Empire.
Diocletian
1st to divide the empire into an east and west.
Peter
Pyrrhic victory
import
acted as the first bishop of Rome
a victory that come through great loss to winning forces.
1 problem with the Roman economy was that it was mostly what trade
Why did Constantine moved the capital to Byzantium?