Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of ancient Rome, consisting of large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean sea in ______, ______ and ________ruled by emperors.

• Europe/North Africa/West Asia

• Europe/Middle East/Asia

• Russia/North Africa/Asia

Augustus (23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14) was a Roman statesman and military leader who became the first emperor of the __________, reigning from 27 BC until his death in AD 14

• Portuguese Empire

• Roman Empire

• Greek Empire

Constantinople was the capital city of the _________________.

• Persian Empire

• Greek Empire

• Roman Empire

Constantinople was famed for its massive and complex defenses. The first wall of the city was erected by ________, and surrounded the city on both land and sea fronts.

• Julius Caesar

• Cleopatra VII

• Constantine I

_____________, was a populist Roman dictator, politician, and military general who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.

• Achaemenid

• Julius Caesar

• Alexander the Great

Due to the Roman Empire's vast extent and long endurance, the institutions and culture of Rome had a profound and lasting influence on the development of language, religion, architecture, philosophy, law, and forms of government in the territory it governed, particularly _______________.

• Europe

• The Middle East

• West Asia

_____________ suffered a long series of internal conflicts, conspiracies and civil wars from the late second century BC onward, while greatly extending its power beyond Italy.

• Milan

• Paris

• Rome

The Western Roman Empire began to disintegrate in the early 5th century as ________________ migrations and invasions overwhelmed the capacity of the Empire to assimilate the migrants and fight off the invaders.

• Greek

• Persian

• Germanic

The Roman Empire was one of the largest in history, with contiguous territories throughout Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The language of the Romans was _______________, which Virgil emphasizes as a source of Roman unity and tradition.

• Latin

• Greek

• Farsi