Chapter 11 Rome's Empire

Diocletian

Roman emperor who divided the empire into a West and an East section.

Pompey

Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC)

Cicero

Rome's greatest public speaker; he argued against dictators and called for a representative government with limited powers

Augustus

(63 BCE - 14 CE) First emperor of Rome (27 BCE - 14 CE) He restored order and prosperity to the Empire after nearly a century of turmoil. Grandnephew to Julius Caesar.

Attila

leader of the Huns who put pressure on the Roman Empire's borders during the 5th century. Nearly destroyed Rome.

Theodora

the wife of Justinian, she helped to improve the status of women in the Byzantinian Empire and encouraged her husband to stay in Constntinople and fight the Nike Revolt.

Civil Law

A legal system based on a written code of laws

Pax Romana

A period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire, lasting from 27 B.C. to A.D. 180.

Christianity

A religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus

Justinian

Byzantine emperor in the 6th century A.D. who reconquered much of the territory previously ruler by Rome, initiated an ambitious building program , including Hagia Sofia, as well as a new legal code

Currency

Coins and paper bills used as money

Byzantine Empire

Eastern half of the Roman Empire that survived the fall of the Western half.

Constantine

Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337)

Paul

Follower of Jesus who helped spread Christianity throughout the Roman world.

Disciples

Followers of Jesus. Went out and taught others his story.

Resurrection

Jesus's rise from the dead

Marc Antony

One of Caesar's generals, Falls in love with Cleopatra, He and Cleopatra declare war on Rome in 31 BC which they lose, member of second triumvirate. Lost to Augustus

Julius Caesar

100-44 B.C. Roman general who became the republic's dictator in 45 B.C. Murdered by the Senate

aqueduct

A structure that carries water over long distances

Crucifixion

A type of execution in which a person was nailed to a cross. Way Jesus is killed.

Romance languages

Any of the languages derived from Latin including Italian, Spanish, French, and Romanian.

Justinian Code

The body of Roman law collected by order of the Byzantine emperor, Justinian around A.D. 534. Met to make the legal system more fair and balanced.

Corruption

The decay of people's values

Bible

The holy book of Christians.

Jesus of Nazareth

a teacher and prophet born in bethlehem and active in nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity