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Cicero
A philosepher and public speaker
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Julius Caesar
- Made himself dictator for life
- Killed by the senate
- Led his army into Italy, to desroy Pompey
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Marc Antony
- Gave Julius Caesar's eulogy
- Became leader of the roman empire,
- Fought in the east
- Divorced octavian's sister for cleopatra
- They comitted suaside together during Naval Battle with Octavian
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Octavian
Aka. Augustus, he and marc antony ruled roman empire, went after MA for divorcing his sister
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Jesus Of NAZERETH
- He is the messiah
- Traveled and taught his ideas
- His story is taught in the bible the new testament and the gospel
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Paul of Tarsus
The apostale who traveled throughout the roman world spreading Christianity
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Constantine
The first roman emporer to be christian
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Diocletian
Divded the roman empire into 2 parts east and west
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Justinian
He updated the roman laws, that guarunteed fair treatment for all people
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Theodora
Helped Justinian put an end to the riots in AD 532
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Huns
Warriors from central Asia, who attacked the goths and forced them into the roman empire
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Visagoths
In AD 410 marched into rome and desroyed the city.
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Claudius
Under his rule, the romans conquered Britain
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Byzantine Empire
eastern part of the roman empire where most people spoke greek
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Pax Romana
a peaceful period that lasted 200 years
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Bible
the holy book of christianity
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corruption
decay of peoples values
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civil law
a leagal system based on a written code of laws
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christianity
- a religion that began in the FIRST century AD
- Based on the teachings of Jesus Christ
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Disiples
people who follow the teachings of another person
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New Testiment
Tells about the life and teachings of Jesus
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Constantinople
the capital of the eastern roman empire.
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Arches and Vaults
The best way to create a huge open area within a building
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cement
the materials the romans invented that made their structures last
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Reasons for the fall of rome?
- -desiese
- -Increased taxes
- -corruption
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What ended the western roman empire?
a barbarian general overthrew the emporer and named himself king
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Why was Julius Caesar killed?
Because he named himself dictator for life
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Why is the cross a symbol of chrisianity?
- Jesus was executed on the cross
- he rose from the dead
- he is the messiah
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JUSTINIAN'S CODE OF LAW
garunteed fair treatment to all people
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