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| Elected by the plebeians, they represented them. |
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| This civilization influenced Roman literature and art. |
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| Constantine made this city the center of Roman power. |
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| The death of this emperor marked the end of the Pax Romana. |
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| This man ushered in 200 years of Roman peace. |
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| In 284AD and then again in 312AD these two rulers tried to restore order to Rome. |
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| Diocletian and Constantine |
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| He built a wall in Britian to shore-up Roman defenses. |
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| He led the Huns in sacking Rome. |
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| Rome battled this city-state in the 3 punic wars. |
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| He wrote of Rome's heroic past in the 'Aeneid.' |
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| Author of 'The City of God.' |
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| He led a Germanic force and brought down the emperor of Rome. |
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| He crossed the Alps and led a Carthaginian army. |
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| After bringing Gaul under Roman control he forced the Senate to make him dictator. |
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| What was Christianity at first a sect of? |
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| Late in the empire, when its legions did not have enough soldiers, how did Rome deal with this problem? |
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| How did Diocletian try to make his empire easier to govern? |
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| Why did the gap between rich and poor widen as wealth poured into the Roman empire? |
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| Rich people relied on slave labor, increasing unemployment |
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| What and who ended the persecution of the Christians? |
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| Constantine; Edict of Milan |
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| What are two of the Jewish teachings Jesus accepted as part of his teachings? |
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| 1 God and the 10 Commandments |
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| What are some events that led to Rome becoming a republic and a model for democratic governments? |
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| 12 tablets, civil laws, law of nations |
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| What geographic element made Italy hard to unify? |
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| Thousands of rocky islands |
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