Most of the farmers did not have much land and income.

What eventually happened to all the poor farmers land?

What is a Latifundia?

What couple killed themselves after Julius died and Octavian became leader?

Octavian changed his name to what?

Who was killed in a theatre

Which army leaders eventually gained more political power?

How many peoples did Julius Caesar’s army consist of?

What broke out after Julius Caesar died?

In what year did Cesar take over?

To encourage fair treatment the Rome created?

Rome grew from a small farming village into one of the world's largest ________.

A form of government in which citizens to elect their leaders

For merchants to trade they had to ship out goods by using_______

Why was Italy's location attracting so many people?

Romans stressed the need to treat conquered people ________?

Poorly Fairly Harsh Like family

The_______ had a great influence on the roman civilization.

How did the Etruscans influence early Rome?

Why were the Romans able to expand their control of Italy?

When were the plebeians given the rights to pass laws to all Roman’s?

Poor small farmers who were part of the lower class

Rome’s ruling class who were wealthy landowners

The most famous Roman dictator

The branch of government was organized into three branches, one made laws, another ran the daily affairs of government, and the third __________________.

In _____B.C.a roman fleet defeated Carthage's navy off the coast of Sicily.

Spain had valuable resources such as silver, copper, gold, lead, and iron.

Carthage was a powerful _______ empire along the north African coast.

Caesar worked to improve Rome’s __________ by appointing proconcouls, or governors to maintain each Roman province.

Caesar Augustus ruled for almost _______ and after his rule his family including Caligula, Claudius, and Nero would inherit the rule of Rome.

Caligula was a __________ leader who would later be killed by the Praetorian Guard

Nero murdered many people including his ________and_________, he later committed suicide after receiving a death sentence for the senate.

Vespasian began construction of the ________, a huge amphitheater located in the middle of Rome.

After Vespasian died his sons _________and________each ruled Rome.

By the a.d. 100s the Roman empire was one of the largest in history with borders that reached from ________________ all the way to Britain with an area of 3.5 million square miles.

Through trade many people such as merchants grew wealthy, but other such as _______and________________ were still poor.

What was life like for wealthy Romans?

Why did wealthy Romans live on a hill?

What is a forum?

To be lawfully in charge

The study of body structures

To defend from trouble or harm

In ancient Rome,a person who fought people or animals for public entertainment.

Verse of prose that pokes fun at human weaknesses.

A lyric poem that expresses strong emotions about life.

What caused food prices to go way up?

What did common people do to stay safe from invasions?

What did Constantine name his new capital of Rome?

What ruler split the city into two parts?

How did Odoacer die?

How many emperors did Rome have after the war ended in A.D 284?

Most of the american legal system comes from Roman ideas.

In fear of a Hun attack the _____ asked the Roman Government for protection.

Diocletian split his empire into ______ parts

When did Justinian die?

Justinian was considered the greatest Byzantine emperor by historians.

What was the Byzantines main religion?

The plague in Rome did not affect the Byzantine army.

Justinian's church, the Hagia Sophia, was destroyed in a war around 1,200 A.D?

What major thing did Theodora do for women?

When did the Roman Empire split?

How many children did Justinian and Theodora have?

How many workers did it take to build the Hagia Sophia? 1. 1,000 2. 5,000 3. 10,000 4. 15,000

Roman women were full citizens.