History lesson 13 unit 2
What two men ruled Rome after Julius Caesar's death?
Octavian Mark Antony
Pax Romana refers to an extraordinary years of peace for Rome.
200
At the height of trade in the empire, materials were imported from and
China India
Circuses and bloody games were held in the Roman
Colosseum
Mark Antony married Cleopatra, who was the queen of
Egypt
Rome borrowed much of its architecture from
Greece
Romans learned to carry huge amounts of water by building:
aqueducts
Hadrian
built a defensive wall in Britain
Octavian
defeated Antony and Cleopatra
Nero
murderer; accused of setting fire to Rome He was accused of burning Rome in A.D. 64. He murdered many people He persecuted Christians
Marcus Aurelius
scholar, philosopher, and soldier
The work of the Senate was held in the in Rome
Forum
Caligula
insane