Roman Empire

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.

The republic became an empire after the Senate gave Octavian nearly limitless power and named him Augustus. Why is this the end of the republic?

What does Pax Romana mean?

• Roman Rule

• Roman Prosperity

• Roman Peace

• Roman War

Who are the two "legendary" founders of Ancient Rome?

• Romulus

• Pompey

• Remus

• Little Caesar

Who became dictator of the Roman Republic before being stabbed 21 (23, 29?) times on the Senate floor?

• Pompey

• Crassus

• Caesar

• Sulla

Who were considered two of the worst Roman Emperors?

• Nero

• Augustus

• Hadrian

• Caligula

Who was the last of the "good emperors?"

• Commodus

• Marcus Aurelius

• Nero

• Diocletian

Who was possibly the best of all of the "Good Emperors?"

• Caligula

• Marcus Aurelius

• Trajan

• Hadrian

When did Augustus die leading to the 82 year stretch of good, bad, and terrible emperors?

• 0

• 14 AD

• 27 BC

• 101 AD

Which of the following was NOT a reform made by Hadrian?

• New code of laws

• Kept soldiers in home provinces

• Made plebeians consuls

• Built many new structures