Ancient Rome Review

The senate, although less powerful during the Roman Empire, still existed...

• True

• False

Which one of the following is a factor to the end of Roman Republic?

• Political offices were held by a small group of wealthy elite, that were against helping the poor.

• Emperor Nero killed his enemies including those in the republic

• Farmers started a slave revolt under Sparticus..

• Roman lost all three Punic Wars and the Republic fell due to this.

Which of the following is a contributing factor to the fall of the Roman Republic?

• Soldiers fought in many civil wars crippling Roman economy

• Soldiers swore oaths of loyalty to their generals, and not to the Roman state.

• Soldiers became senators under new laws and corrupted the republic.

• Soldiers implemented new taxes that only affected the poor.

The Pax Romana was.....

• An era of Roman history dominated by corrupt rulers.

• A period of peace that last over 200 years in Rome.

• Mr. McKenna's favorite album by LCD Soundsystem

• The name of the most famous Colosseum battle.

Both the first and second Triumvirate were both very successful.

• True.

• False.

This emperor, (featured in the movie Gladiator) was the last of the 5 great emperors.

• Julius Caesar

• Nero

• Marcus Aurelius

• Theodosius

This Emperor was a TOTAL JERK and killed all in his way, "played the fiddle while Rome burned."

• Nero

• Caligula

• Diocletian

• Antony

This person was part of the second Triumvirate and became Rome's first emperor

• Nero

• Julius Augustus

• Octavian Augustus

• Emperor Pilaf

Traditional Roman Religion was monotheistic...

• True

• False

What is a group of territories governed by one ruler?

• Pax Romana

• Patrician

• Legion

• Empire