Pax Romana and Roman Emperors

Pax Romana is Latin for:

• Roman Peace

• Roman Trouble

• Augustus's Empire

• Freedom and Joy

Under which emperor did the Pax Romana begin?

• Hadrian

• Augustus

• Caligula

• Nero

Multiple Select (3 Answers): What were some of the achievements of Emperor Augustus?

• Built a wall to create a border around Rome

• Created a permanent army of 150,000 men

• Reformed the tax system

• Reformed the legal system to make it apply to people throughout the empire

• Made the official language of the empire Greek.

Over the course of the 200 years of the Roman empire, the territory of Rome_________.

• got smaller

• expanded

• was destroyed

• became Greek territory

Multiple Select (2 Answers): Which of the following Roman Emperors were considered terrible leaders because of their violent actions?

• Caligula

• Nero

• Vespasian

• Augustus

One innovation of the Romans during the Pax Romana was the _________, a system of elevated canals that carried water throughout the city.

• bridge

• arch

• aquedcut

• trench

The _________________ is a famous ancient Roman building built with concrete, complete with many arches, and used as an outdoor theater/ meeting place.

• Colosseum

• Parthenon

• White House

• Pantheon

One way the Empire excelled in trade was because of the system of _______________ that connected the empire.

• roads

• walls

• aqueducts

• boats

Which Roman leader was assassinated by his friends in the Senate? His death is often described as "being stabbed in the back."

• Flavian

• Trajan

• Caligula

• Julius Caesar

Which Roman leader created the Julian calendar?

• Julius Caesar

• Orange Julius

• Nero

• Tiberius