Rome: The Empire World History

Pax Romana refers to an extraordinary _________ years of peace for Rome.

200

insane

Caligula

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

The work of the Senate was held in the __________ Parthenon Colosseum Forum in Rome

Forum

Rome borrowed much of its architecture from:

Greece

built a defensive wall in Britain

Hadrian

Why was Nero so famous?

He was accused of burning Rome in A.D. 64, He murdered many people, He persecuted Christians.

scholar, philosopher, and soldier

Marcus Aurelius

murderer; accused of setting fire to Rome

Nero

defeated Antony and Cleopatra

Octavian

What two men ruled Rome after Julius Caesar's death?

Octavian & Mark Antony

Romans learned to carry huge amounts of water by building:

aqueducts