Roman Empire

Senators and other leaders accepting bribes

• corruption

• influence

• taxation

• inflation

Who was Marc Antony's ally during the war with Octavian?

• Cleopatra

• Julia

• Servilia

• Lepidus

What kind of building was the Roman colosseum?

• a sports arena

• a temple

• a marketplace

• a prison

The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire

• Constantinople

• Rome

• Alexandria

• Athens

Who took the name Augustus when he became emperor?

• Battle of Actium

• Battle of Philipi

• Battle of Saguntum

• Battle of Carthage

Its capital was Constantinople, named after the Emperor Constantine.

• Byzantine Empire

• Persian Empire

• Hellenistic Empire

• Palestine

Who had the most power?

• emperor

• women

• patricians

• plebeians

Roman general who became the republic's dictator in 45 B.C. He was assassinated by Roman senators in 44 B.C. because they felt that he had too much power and threatened the republic.

• Julius Caesar

• Licinius

• Augustus

• Constantine

First emperor of Rome (27 BCE - 14 CE) He restored order and prosperity to the Empire after nearly a century of turmoil. Grandnephew to Julius Caesar.

• Augustus

• Caesar

• Constantine

• Odoacer

Who was the first Christian Emperor of Rome?

• Constantine

• Caligula

• Augustus

• Theodosius