Roman Republic to Roman Empire

Julius Caesar held which of the following powerful positions of Rome?

• consul

• dictator

• general

• senator

Caesar is murdered on March 15, 44 B.C.E. This date was known as the Ides of March and has become a traditional day of bad luck or where everyone should what?

• wash their back

• watch their back

• pay someone back

• seek revenge

Caesar's famous line during his murder "et tu Brute?" was probably invented by whom for dramatic effect?

• Homer

• Virgil

• Dr. Seuss

• Shakespeare

What reason did the conspirators who assasinated Caesar give for killing him?

• Caesar was an evil man.

• They wanted to win the civil war.

• They wanted to protect and preserve the Roman Republic.

• None of the above

According to John Green, the collapse of the Roman Republic was due in part to the abuse of power by these individuals.

• Roman Senators

• Roman lawmakers

• Roman voters

• Roman generals

The Roman Republic didn't all of a sudden collapse into the Roman Empire. Click on all of the events below that led to this remarkable change.

• Caesar was assassinated throwing Rome into a civil war.

• Generals were becoming powerful as they gave land away to their soldiers.

• Caesar was named "dictator for life."

• Justinian plotted with other senators to kill Julius Caesar.

Why, by definition, can't the Roman Empire also be a "republic?"

• The empire had taken over too much territory.

• An empire has too many people.

• An empire is ruled by an emperor with absolute power with no checks and balances.

• The empire took away people's freedoms.

Who is considered Rome's first emperor?

• Julius Caesar

• Marc Antony

• Octavian

• Justinian

The "Pax Romana" began with the rule of Octavian Augustus. What does this term mean?

• The Pax Romana was a time period of great Roman conquest and expansion.

• The Pax Romana was a time period of great Roman democracy.

• The Pax Romana was a time period of great inventions.

• The Pax Romana was a time period of great Roman peace.

Click on the things that made Emperor Nero infamous as an emperor. Infamous means famous in a bad way.

• He was the first emperor to eliminate checks and balances.

• He was the emperor who watched Rome almost burn to the ground.

• He was the emperor who ended the Olympics.

• He was the emperor during the "reign of terror" where Christians and Jews were persecuted.