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The Roman Empire – Notes
I Pax Romana –
of Rome
A. This refers to the time of peace and prosperity in Rome from
–
1. Empire was about the size of the
.
2. It stretched from the _________ Isles to
.
3. Between ___-___ million people lived in the empire!
B. Caesar Augustus
1.
began with him
2. Encouraged
a. the ______________ – a common coin
b. eliminated transportation
c. built an awesome
system
3. Began
projects or programs
a. learned to use
b. built great marble & concrete structures like the
4. Created the
(common people hired to run gov’t
programs).
5. Emphasized old values of
simplicity, and
C. The “Good Emperors” of the Pax Romana
1.
2.
3.
4.
II Greek Culture in Rome
A. Philosophy
1. ___________________
a. emphasized avoiding __________
b. looked down on excessive __________
c. worldview?
2. _______________
*most _________________ philosophy
a. taught virtue, _______, and endurance
b. believed human laws should be _______ and reasonable – led to many
reforms
c. worldview?
d. impact on Roman law?
B. Roman Law
1. Included _______ people in the empire, not just the _______________.
2. Emphasized the rights of the _____________.
-to have a __________
-to defend himself in front of his _____________
-to be found innocent if there is __________________________
III The Spread of Christianity
A. God used the time of ___________________ as part of his plan for Christ’s birth and the
beginning of Christianity.
1. Good ________ for _________
2. Common _______________ (__________, and later __________)
3. The world was at __________
4. Protection for _____________
B. Rome’s conflict with __________and ___________________
1. Wars with the ________
a. Jewish rebellion led by ____________ in 66 A.D.
b. ________ years later the Romans destroyed ______________ and the
temple.
c. At least _________________ Jews died at the hands of the Romans in
the first two centuries A.D.
*73 A.D. – Masada:
2. Christian persecution
a. Considered rebels because they would not worship the __________
________________ as “god.”
b. In ________, the year of the great _____ in Rome, a great persecution
of Christians broke out in Rome during the time of the emperor
________.
c. Christianity continued to spread, however, by 200 A.D. around ____% of
the people in the Roman Empire were Christian.
IV Rome’s __________ and Fall
A. Economic Problems
1. __________ and agriculture couldn’t support the population
2. Barbarians disrupted __________.
3. Terrible inflation – loss of __________ and __________ supplies.
B. Military __________
1. __________ defeated Roman forces in a major battle in Mesopotamia
2. Many soldiers were hired barbarians (__________________) who had little
loyalty to Rome
C. Diocletian’s Reforms
1. Strengthened ____________ with more soldiers
2. Fixed ________ to control inflation
3. Tried to bring back __________ in Rome’s gods by ordering the
_________________ of _________________
4. Named himself dominus et deus (________ and ________)
5. Divided the empire into the East (________ speaking) and West (________
speaking).
D. Constantine
1. He became emperor after _________________
2. Made Christianity ____________________________
*Edict of Milan (313 A.D.)?
3. Moved the capital from Rome in the West to _________________in the East
(later named _________________, and now _________________).
E. Barbarian Attacks
1. From 376 A.D. – 476 A.D., ___________________ overran the western empire
and sacked Rome
a. The ______________ in 410 A.D.
b. The ______________ in 455 A.D.
c. The last Roman emperor lost power in ________ when they were conquered
by the Visogoths. This date is traditionally given as the fall of the Roman
empire. Even though Rome lost its emperor, religious leadership came from
Rome in the rule of the__________.
d. The eastern half survived and became known as the ______________
Empire. It lasted for over ______ years with emperors ruling from
__________________.