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Rome
Unit 5 flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tiberius | One of the two brothers elected as tribunes who spoke out for common people and was assassinated |
| Plebeian | One of the common people |
| Satirize | Ridicule with satire |
| Apostle | An ardent early supporter of a cause or reform |
| Virgil | A Roman poet; author of the epic poem 'Aeneid' (70-19 BC) |
| Heresy | A belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion |
| Julius Caesar | Named dictator for life of Romein 44 BC-stabbed to death on March 15 in senate chamber |
| Constantinpole | Largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Constantine | Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337) |
| Inflation | When items being sold get more expensive |
| Augustine | One of the Fathers of the Roman Catholic Church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became Bishop of Hippo in North Africa (354-430) |
| Tribune | One of 10 elected officials who could attend the meetings of the Roman Senate and vote to veto any laws of which they did not approve |
| Patrician | Of the hereditary aristocracy or ruling class of ancient Rome or medieval Europe; of honorary nobility in the Byzantine empire |
| Nero | Roman emperor who persecuted Christians |
| Diocletian | Roman Emperor whose palace's ruins still stand in Croatia |
| Aqueduct | A conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley |
| Messiah | A savior; someone who brings justice and freedom |
| Caligula | Ordered soldiers to gather seashells; killed a priest |
| Gaius | One of the two brothers elected as tribunes who spoke out for common people and was assassinated |
| Cencus | A government count of the population of a country |
| Etruscans | A naïve or inhabitant of ancient Etruria; the Etruscans influenced the Romans (who had suppressed them by about 200 BC) |
| Pax Romana | Means "Roman Peace". This was a time in history where there were no major wars fought |
| Latifundia | In ancient Rome, huge estates bought up by newly wealthy Roman citizens |
| Augustas Caesar | The new name given to Octavian after the death of Julius Caesar and the battle for power in the aftermath |
| Dictator | A ruler who is unconstrained by law |
| Imperialism | A policy of extending your rule over foreign countries |
| Republic | The government of Italy where the people elect representatives to serve in the government |
| ptolemy | Alexandrian astronomer who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until Copernicus (2nd century AD) |
| Martyr | One who suffers for the sake of principle |
| Pope | The head of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Mythology | The body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person |
| Huns | A civilization from Western Asia who began invading Rome around 380 B.C |
| Consul | Either of the two chief elected officials in Ancient Rome |
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