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Who was the successor of Agustus?

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Tiberius.

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What was Augustus Caesar’s real name?

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Octavian Caesar

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How did Augustus die?

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Diarrhea.

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Where did Tiberius build a lavishing palace?

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The island of Capri.

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How was the enemy of Rome when Tiberius died?

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Severely in debt.

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From when did Tiberius reign from/to?

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14ad-37ad

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Who succeeded Tiberius germanicus?

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Caligula

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When did Caligula reign from/to?

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37-41ad

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Who was the adopted son of Tiberius?

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Caligula

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What was Caligula’s defect?

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He was mentally ill. He may have had a brain tumor or syphilis for which he may have taken mercury for.

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When did Rome fall?

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476 ad

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What mountains in northern Italy provided protection for the Romans?

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The alps.

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What where the mountains that ran down the center of Italy?

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The Appenines.

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What benefit did the Appenines provide for the Romans?

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It was habitable, it provided minerals like coal, it provided timber, and the water from the rovers atop the, provided fresh water.

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What where the two rivers that flow through the Appenines?

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He Po river, and the Tigris river.

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What was the first roman civilization?

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The romance public.

509bc-29bc

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What was the second roman civilization?

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The Roman Empire.
29bc-476ad.
They were the first to adopt a king.

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W long did the eastern Roman Empire last?

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476-1453ad

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What is another name for the Eastern Roman Empire?

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The Byzantine empire.

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What is/was the capital of the Byzantine empire?

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Byzantine, then Constantinople, now Istanbul.

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What Roma civilization was the first to switch to Greek from Latin?

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The Byzantine empire.

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What is the last remaining roman civilization?

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The Roman Catholic Church.

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Who we’re the most powerful men in Rome?

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Those of the senate.

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How many members of the roman senate were there?

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300.

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How long did a roman senator serve for?
Life.
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What where consults in Rome?
Army commanders.
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How long did consults serve for?
A year.
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In Rome, what is the imperium?
The power to conduct trials and be a judge.
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What was the greatest power of the imperium?
The death penalty.
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What was the consequence of touching a tribune?
Death.
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Bodyguards of the imperium carried a symbol called what?
The fasci.
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In Rome, who were the only people allowed to purpose laws?
The tribune.
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Who had the power to veto laws?
The tribune.
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What was a common fate of the tribune?
Often they were murdered because they held so much power.
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How long did a dictator rule in Rome?
6 months.
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How much power did a dictator have?
Complete control.
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What dictator demanded to be dictator for life?
Julius Caesar.
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Briefly after being appointed dictator for life, Julius Caesar accomplished what feat?
Being murdered.
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What was Rome originally called?
Roma.
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Who were the first people on the roman peninsula?
The Bronze Age people.
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Were was the first roman civilization erected?
The Po valley.
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Who were the original inhabitants of the Po valley?
The celts.
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Who invented chain-mail?
The celts.
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When in battle, the celts armor consisted of?
Their flesh, they fought nude!
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What was the greatest invention of the Gauls?
Chain-mail.
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What are celts best known for?
Their music.
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What did the Romans call the celts?
Gauls.
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What nationalities did the celts evolve into?
The French and the scots.
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What people claimed to be the descendants of the Trojans?
The Etruscans.
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What are the Etruscans best known for today?
Tuscan cuisine.
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Who where the first people to become conquered by the Romans?
The Etruscans.
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What was the difference in how the Etruscans treated their dead compared to the Romans?
The Romans cremated. The Etruscans Barred.
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Who conquered the Etruscans?
Romans.
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To attain independence, the Romans kicked these people off their land...
The Etruscans.
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An original Greek city-state that means "new-town"
Neapolis.
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Neapolis was later warped into what name?
Naples.
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What did the Italians call neapolis?
Napoli.
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Who lived in Sicily?
The Carthaginians and the greeks.
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Who lived on the west side of Sicily?
The Carthaginians.
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Who lived on the east side of Sicily?
The Greeks.
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The first people conquered by the Romans...
The Etruscans.
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The second people conquered by the Romans...
The Greeks.
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The third people conquered by the Romans...
The celts.
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The fourth people conquered by the Romans...
The Carthaginians.
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How many wars did Rome fight in against Carthage?
Three.
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What where the wars between a the Romans and the Carthaginians called?
The Punic wars.
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Who won the Punic wars?
All where won by Rome.
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What did the Romans call the Phoenicians?
Punicum.
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Who were the Carthaginians descended from?
The Phoenicians.

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