Fall of Rome

Which Roman emperor moved the empire’s capital to Constantinople?

• Constantine

• Justinian

• Theodosius

• Diocletian

Arguably the greatest of the Byzantine emperors; served 527-565 B.C.E.

• Constantine

• Alaric

• Diocletian

• Justinian

General who strengthened the Byzantine army

• Constantine

• Theodora

• Belisarius

• Justinian

Emperor at the height of the Roman Empire

• Augustus

• Justinian

• Constantine

• Odoacer

The peaceful two-hundred-year era that began with the reign of Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus was also known as the

• Mare Nostrum

• Pax Romana

• Drachmae

• Diocletian Era

The reforms of __________ did not work because he was not a strong enough emperor to enforce them.

• Justinian

• Alexander the Great

• Diocletian

• Theodosius

Helped Byzantine women win more legal rights

• Theodora

• Justin

• Justinian

• Belisarius

What happened when the empire became too large to govern easily?

• It was split into six different administrative areas.

• Foreign tribes were hired to run an army.

• It was split into two different empires.

• The eastern part of the empire was given to the Huns.

Emperor Justinian was a big supporter of the arts and architecture. What was the most famous of his building accomplishments?

• the library at Alexandria

• the Hagia Sophia Church

• the Hippodrome

• the Roman Colosseum

The Germanic general named __________ seized control of Rome and ruled it for almost 15 years.

• Caesar Augustus

• Diocletian

• Alaric

• Odoacer