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Chapter 8: People
The Roman Empire
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Augustus Ceasar (Octavius) | 1st emperor, bring back old customs and build new temples, buildings, roads and aqueducts |
| Tiberius | son of Augustus, knew how to lead, intelligent, unpopular, suffered from depression, became a cruel tyrant |
| Caligula | mentally ill, spent money foolishly, his own guards killed him |
| Nero | sang and played the lyre, made his people listen to him, accused of starting fire that destroyed half of Rome, he blamed Christians and had them persecuted, committed suicide when sentenced to death |
| Hadrian | passed laws for women, children and slaves, lowered taxes, built a wall across Europe |
| Marcus Aurelius | he took command of army, let the German army settle on borders of the Empire to save money |
| Jesus of Nazareth | Jew, preached and performed miracles, Jewish leaders turned against and had him crucified, raised from the dead, son of God |
| Paul (Saul) | follower of Jesus, traveled and preached that God had raised Jesus from the dead and to love and serve the Lord, 1st step toward world religion |
| Theodosius I | made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire |
| Constantine | 1st Christian emperor, ruled the east part of the Empire, moved capitol to Byzantine and renamed it Constantinople |
| Attila | leader of the Huns, from central Asia, horsemen and fierce warriors, invaded eastern Europe |
| Visigoths | Germans who feared the Huns, allowed to settle in the borders of the Roman Empire, won the Battle of Adrianople- 1st defeat inside the Empire |
| Vandals | Germans who went into Rome and destroyed its beautiful buildings and art |
| Odoacer | German ruler who took control of Rome, began the collapse of the western Empire |
| Galen | Greek who practiced medicine, he wrote down everything about medicine and influenced its practice |
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