Legacy of the Roman Empire Vocabulary

An empire that, at its height, around 200 C.E., spanned the Mediterranean world and most of Europe

• empire

• Byzantine Empire

• Roman Empire

• Constantine

Roman emperor who, in 330 C.E., moved the capital to Byzantium and later renamed it Constantinople.

• empire

• Byzantine Empire

• Roman Empire

• Constantine

The eastern half of the Roman Empire, which survived after the fall of the Western Empire. Its capital was Constantinople, named after the Emperor Constantine.

• empire

• Byzantine Empire

• Roman Empire

• Constantine

A large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government.

• empire

• Byzantine Empire

• Roman Empire

• Constantine

A slow breakdown or failure.

• corruption

• decline

• stoic

• proverb

A pattern of illegal or immoral activities by government officials.

• corruption

• decline

• stoic

• proverb

The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint.

• philosophy

• Latin

• stoic

• proverb

A popular saying meant to express something wise or true.

• philosophy

• Latin

• stoic

• proverb

The study of wisdom, knowledge, and the nature of reality.

• philosophy

• Latin

• stoic

• proverb

Scenes painted on the moist plaster of walls or ceilings with water-based paints. These pictures often were three-dimensional.

• philosophy

• aqueduct

• mosaics

• frescoes