Chapter5 Flashcards
(20 cards)
“first citizen”
Princeps
“Roman Peace”; 31 BC to 180
Pax Romana
co-emperor of half the Roman Empire under Diocletian’s plan
Augustus
Who was dominated the first half of this literary age.
Cicero
Called“Homer of Rome,” is considered the greatest Roman poet.
Virgil
Who is quite different from the poetry of Virgil and Horace.
Ovid
who also lived during the Augustan Age, wrote a lengthy history of Rome.
Livy
Who promoted the theory that the earth was the center of the universe.
Ptolemy
earth-centered theory of the universe
Geocentric Theory
engineering works to supply water to cities
Aqueducts
believed that great happiness and pleasure could be achieved through the avoidance of pain and fear
Epicurean
philosophy that taught that the highest good is the pursuit of courage, dignity, duty, simplicity of life, and service to fellow men
Stoicism
centers of worship of the “scattered” Jews
Synagogues
JESUS OF NAZARETH KING OF THE JEWS
Pontius Pilate
Who is the tutor of the emperor
Nero
the lifestyle of withdrawing from all worldly
cares and possessions and practicing strict discipline and religious exercises
Monasticism
bishop of one of the most important cities of the empire—Jerusalem, Antioch, Alexandria, Rome, and Constantinople
Patriarchs
nomadic tribe led by Attila whose advance west forced Germanic tribes to seek refuge in Roman territory
Huns
433–453; called the “scourge of God” because he was considered to be the instrument of God’s wrath on a sinful people
Attila
A Germanic tribe that established a kingdom in North Africa; sacked Rome after the Vis igoths
Vandals
