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  • The First Punic War was fought over control of the island of
    Sicily
  • When did Octavian defeat Antony and Cleopatra?
    Battle of Actium
  • According to tradition, what city did Romulus and Remus found in 753 BC?
    Rome
  • wrote the history of Rome
    Livy
  • _______ was murdered in the Senate on the Ides of March in 44 BC
    Julius Ceasar
  • Which literary figure was also a leading politician, author, lawyer, and statesman?
    Cicero
  • _______ passed laws that could be vetoed by the Senate.
    Assembly of Centuries
  • What Germanic tribe defeated the Roman army and killed the emperor?
    The Visigoths
  • Give the name for the message of the good news of the kingdom of God.
    the Gospel
  • In the third civil war, who was fighting who?
    Mark Anthony and Octavian
  • These were built to supply water into Roman cities
    aquaducts
  • Which Roman emperor was the first to persecute Christians?
    Nero
  • ____ pursued happiness and rejected the afterlife and divine judgment
    Epicureans
  • What group established one of Italy’s earliest civilizations around 800 BC?
    the Etruscans
  • What is my middle name?
  • What edict made Christianity legal in 313
    the Edict of Milan
  • Name the Germanic tribe that established a kingdom in North Africa.
    Vandals
  • believed the earth was the center of universe
    Scipio
  • Who was the fierce leader of the Huns?
    Attila
  • Give the name for the villages that were the beginning of the city of Rome.
    League of the Seven Hills
  • _____ was the Roman emperor who made Christianity legal.
    Constantine
  • What foundation of Roman law was displayed in the Roman Forum?
    the Law of Twelve Tables
  • Name the group of people that protected the rights and interests of the common people of Rome.
    tribunes
  • Who was reigning at the beginning of the Pax Romana?
    Ceasar Augustus (Octavian)
  • View that the earth was the center of the universe
    geocentric theory
  • What part of the Roman government is seen throughout the United States?
    The idea of the Senate
  • What church council affirmed Christ’s deity and the doctrine of the Trinity in 325?
    the Council of Nicaea
  • _____ tutor to Nero; a leading Stoic
    Seneca
  • who were the members of the triumvirate? (Group of three)
    Crassus Julius Ceaser Pompey
  • In 287 BC, what plebeian assembly gained power to pass laws binding upon all the people of Rome?
    the Tribal Assembly
  • The Roman Republic was formed in 509 BC to replace the Etruscan
    monarchy
  • _____ invaded Italy by marching through the Alps in the winter
    Hannibal
  • In Roman society, what group was responsible for collecting taxes in Roman provinces?
    publicans
  • revered as the greatest orator of his day; born in 106 BC
    Cicero
  • Which emperor initiated the final and most widespread persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire?
    Diocleatian
  • Who was the Roman emperor at the time of Christ’s death and resurrection?
    Tiberius
  • In the first century BC, Rome was transformed into a government ruled by
    an imperator
  • What became the most powerful and important body of the republic of Rome?
    the Senate
  • The ______ were privileged citizens who held the highest positions in society
    Patricians
  • Give the name for the wars between Carthage and Rome.
    Punic Wars
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