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Roman Civilization Review for Chapter 1 Test Life in Ancient Rome Augustus Ruled 27 B.C. to A.D. 14 •Created a professional army with a elite guard •Conquered new territories •Rebuilt Rome- boasted – brick to marble •Fed the poor- kept fat and happygrain from Africa •Revamped taxes •Appointed Proconsul •Rise to power Extra info Vocabulary to know Constantine Colosseum Justinian Christianity Pax Romana Byzantine Empire Mosaics Latin Hadrian Regent Life after Augustus No Roman Law for succession Next 4 Rulers were not all good leaders Tiberius- moods and no new conquests Caligula- brain fever, conspiracies, murdered by own guard, part-time ruler- showsmoney Claudius- placed Nero on the thrown, expanded Rome to Brittan Nero- What an artist dies with me Next series of Rulers The Five Good Rulers Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius Click here to learn more! Roman Culture Copied Greek statues-showed imperfections, balding, wrinkles Roman Culture Used Greek style porches called colonnades Created Arches and domes Roman Concrete Roman Literature Based on Greek Works Virgil writes Aeneid Aeneas Roman Literature Horace- wrote satires (poking fun at human weaknesses) and odes (or poems All of the written works in Latin still influences us today Roman Science and Engineering Galen-Galen's most important discovery was that arteries carry blood, not air. Started the taking of one’s pulse. Ptolemy- mapped over 1,000 stars, mapped the known world- Columbus used his maps in the 1400s Roman Science and Engineering Roman Religion and Philosophy Seneca and EpictetusStoicismencouraged Romans to live practical Greek and Roman Gods Click here to learn more about Roman Life! Know this Question! How did the location of Constantinople help it grow wealthy and prosperous? Page 157- give several examples