Understanding the Roman Empire

Question 1

What did the Romans enthusiastically absorb?

Answer 1

Hellenic culture

Question 2

What was the Roman view on religion?

Answer 2

Relativistic

Question 3

What did Emporor Augustus (Emporor at the time of Jesus’ birth) declare himself to be?

Answer 3

Son of God (Divi Filius). He made sure his statutes were worshipped in temples throughout the empire. Refusing to worship him was an act of rebellion and blasphemy

Question 4

What did the Romans allow local Kings to do?

Answer 4

Carry on ruling their populations; so long as they were loyal to the Emporor and paid taxes to Rome

Question 5

What kind of areas were ruled directly from Rome by a governor?

Answer 5

Places too important or troulesome to be entrusted to a local king

Question 6

Why did the cult of the divine emporor pose a religious problem for the Jews?

Answer 6

Because their religion forbade them from worshipping any other God

Question 7

What was a ‘Roman citizen’?

Answer 7

People who had particular priviledges; like travelling freely within the Empire or appealing to Roman law rather than being judged by local kings and magistrates