Rome

Signs of the Roman decline were manifested by

A series of civil wars and barbarian invasions

A development during the period of Julio-Claudian rule was that emperors

Acted more openly as real rulers than as "first citizens of the state."

In addition to the construction of massive buildings, the Romans also built

Aqueducts

Julius Caesar was

Assassinated by leading senators convinced his death would restore the public

The gladiatorial games were deemed vital by the government

At it diverted the mass of the population from potentially dangerous political or riotus activities

Roman military commanders

Became deeply involved in politics after 133 BCE

The struggle of the orders in ancient Rome

Became less confrontational when laws were passed permitting plebeians to hold office

Rome's greatest lyric poet was

Catullus

Roman antagonism toward Christianity was deepened by

Christian rejection of Roman religious practices

The reason why Jesus was denouncing crucified was that the

Conservative religious leaders feared her threatened their traditional religion

The first Christian emperor of the Roman empire was

Constantine

Under______________, christianity was made the official religion of the Roman empire

Constantine

The chief executive offices of the Roman Republic who are responsible for leading the Roman army into battle and administering the government where the

Consuls

During the centuries of Roman history, the republic to empire, the paterfamilias' authority

Decreased

Crassus was killed in battle, Caesar defeated Pompey and was later assassinated, Octavian defeated Antony, who committed suicide, and Octavian attained sole power and was named a Augustus. As a result of the preceding, the traditional Roman Republic

Ended

So many Greeks settled in northern Italy that it became known as Magna Graecia.

FALSE

The good news concerning Jesus was contained in the written

Gospels

The peoples who the greatest influence upon the Republic Rome were the

Greeks

The Roman Senate

Had 300 members who were chosen for life

A central aspect of early Roman conquest was that all conquered peoples

Had an interest in the success of Rome

The centuriate assemblies

Had the responsibilities of electing the chief magistrates and passing legislation

Roman literature reached

Its Highpoint in the age of Augustus

Pharisees were among the

Jewish population of Judea

The plebeians were

Less privileged and often poorer than the patricians

Rome was

Located on the plain of Latium

The Roman general who began a new system of military recruitment that made soldiers loyal to their general and not the Senate was

Marius

In comparison to Han China, in the Roman empire

Merchants who were more highly regarded

The zealots were

Militant extremist who advocated the violent overthrow of Romes Rule

Roman jurist were able to provide a systematic framework for Roman law because

Of the universality of the law of nations

Members of the aristocratic governing class in Rome were known as the

Patricians

The key figure in the spread of Christianity outside the Jewish community was

Paul of Tarsus

The basic message of Jesus of Nazareth was the

People should love God and each other

The Roman general who returned from Spain as a military hero and 71 B.C.E. was

Pompey

The success of Christianity is widely believed by historians to have been due to its

Promise of salvation, it's familiarity, and is universality

The third Punic war

Resulted in Carthage being destroyed and its territory becoming a Roman province

The major stages of Roman imperial expansion before 100 B.C.E. included

Seizure of the Atlantic coastline of north western Africa to outflank Carthage

Roman imperialism was characterized by

Strategic fortification, road construction, and Allied military support

In comparison to Greece, Italy had feweer rugged mountains and possessed more productive agricultural lands.

TRUE

As a prospered, the early Roman empire saw

The development of a large gap between rich and poor

Under the reigns of the five "good emperors",

The range of responsibilities that were affected by the policies of the emperors increased

The defenders of the plebeians were known as the

Tribunes

The greatest epic poet of the late Republic was

Virgil

The government of Rome

Was orginally a monarchy

The first Punic war

Was wage between Carthage and room over the control of the island Sicily

Roman slaves made up

Well over half the population of the Empire

As time went on, the governing classes of the Empire

Were are made up of more and more provincial inhabitants

Early Roman legends and tale

Were incorporatted into Livy's historical accounts

Religious groups in the Roman empire included a number of mystery religions

Which offered immortality as a result of a sacrificial death of a savior God

The second Punic war

Won Spain for Rome and produce Roman control over the Western Mediterranean

Traditional Roman religion involved

Worship of a variety of officially recognized Gods

A fundamental difference between the Roman empire and China's Han empire was the

essentials of the Han Empire were repllicated by later dynasties but the Roman Empire dissappered except as an idea

Octavian established the

praetorian guard to guard him and his successors