Ancient Rome Flashcards
Republic
A government where citizens elect representatives to rule on their behalf (Rome was a Republic!)
Hagia Sophia
Church of the Holy Wisdom or Church of the Divine Wisdom,
~became a symbol of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire (built during 532 - 537 C.E.)
~Lasted 700 years
~Agricultural Revolution
~Built by Justinian
~Stories of Christ ~murals painted
~Islam took over; today ½ Christian ½ Islamic
Mosaics
Pictures made out of many colored pieces of stone;
Tell stories without reading
Parable
A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, to teach a great truth, or to challenge the hearers to change their behavior;
Jesus used parables to teach
Positions in Church (highest to lowest)
Pope
Patriarch
Archbishops
Bishops
Priests
laity
Julius Caesar
~was beloved by many bc public work projects
~member of the First Triumvirate along with Pompey + Crassus.
~Became dictator.
~March 15, 44 BCE (Ides of March), stabbed to death 23 times
Constantine
~General; became emperor in 312 C.E
~Made Christianity the main religion of Rome
~created Constantinople.
~313 C.E: Constantine issued the Edict of Milan;
allowed all ppl in Roman Empire, including Christians, to practice their religions freely.
Justinian
~Ruler of Byzantine Empire
~Married to Theodora
~ruled from 527 C.E. until 565 C.E.
~created the Justinian Codes (Laws)
~ensured fair treatment for all, including women.
~Built Hagia Sophia
Raised by Uncle Justin
Marc Antony
~A member of the Second Triumvirate along with Lepidus and Octavian.
~He was the husband of Cleopatra
~Went to war with Octavian Caesar, but was defeated.
~Marc Antony commits suicide by stabbing himself with a sword.
Zama
(name of punic wars)
~The battle of Zama was Rome against Carthage.
~Hannibal crossed the Alps to bring in elephants for the 2nd Punic War.
~In the end, Carthage lost the 2nd Punic War.
~Romans use the shield wall tactic
~Hannibal use hit & run tactic
Diocletian
~A general who became emperor in 284 B.C.E.
~introduced reforms to rule the large empire better
~divided it into 4 parts with their own ruler.
~He forced people to stay at the same job till they died
~was not a strong enough Emperor to enforce it.
~Had to leave being Emperor.
Germanic Invaders (Visigoths/Vandals)
~Germanic Tribes raided the western empire, and Persian Sasanian armies invaded in the east.
~People living in cities built protective walls around them.
~With less money to use, the government started to hire Germanic soldiers.
~Germanic soldiers, however, had no loyalty to the empire.
Romulus and Remus
~Latin princess had twin sons
~She promised not to have kids
~Punished and babies taken, abandoned
~She wolf found + cared for them (Romulus and Remus)
~A shepherd found + raised them
~When grown built city on Tiber but fought over who rule
~Romulus won
Etruscans
~800 BCE dominated all N Italy
~Rich
~From 700 BCE to 500 BCE the Etruscans controlled Rome and started a “Kingdom”
Tarquin the Proud
Last Etruscan King
His rule described as “harsh hand”
