Roman Civilization Review for Chapter 1 Test Life

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 n n n n n Constantine Colosseum Justinian Christianity Pax Romana Byzantine Empire Mosaics Latin Hadrian Regent

Life after Augustus n n 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 n Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius Click here to learn more!

Roman Culture n Copied Greek statues-showed imperfections, balding, wrinkles

Roman Culture n n n Used Greek style porches called colonnades Created Arches and domes Roman Concrete

Roman Literature n n Based on Greek Works Virgil writes Aeneid Aeneas

Roman Literature n n 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 n n 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 1400 s

Roman Science and Engineering

Roman Religion and Philosophy n n n Seneca and Epictetus. Stoicismencouraged Romans to live practical Greek and Roman Gods

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Know this Question! n n How did the location of Constantinople help it grow wealthy and prosperous? Page 157 - give several examples