The Romans had a long tradition of written law, stretching back to 449 BCE and the creation of this legal document similar to Hammurabi's code
What is the 12 Tables?
This individual ended the second triumvirate among Marc Antony, Marcus Lepidus naming himself princeps or "First Citizen"
Who is Augustus (Octavian)?
To quell conflict between the patricians and plebeians, this political unit was created to represent the lower class in the Roman forum.
What is the tribune?
In times of crisis during the Roman republic, the senators would elect this to take control.
What are dictator?
If Diocletian divided the empire into two, Constantine is known for this
What is moving the capital of the Roman empire to Constantinople?
In the early period of Roman expansion (Republic), Romans battled with this power in the western Mediterranean
What is Carthage/Carthaginians?
One of the hallmarks of a successful empire during the classical period is increased economic commercial exchange. Rome was known for this type of state-sponsored infrastructure that aided in commercial exchange.
What is roads?
Several factors worked in unison to create tremendous wealth within the Roman empire. The Conrad-Demarest model would note this about the geography and territory of the Roman empire that aided in its economic growth.
What is large diversity of territory?
Prior to the adoption to Christianity, the Roman government reacted to the faith in this way
What is persecution/torture/execution?
This author would endorse the fact that a large gap between the rich and poor led to the steady decline of the Western Roman Empire
Who is Goldsworthy?
Mithraism, Judaism, the cult of Isis and this new emerging faith became popular during the Roman empire
What is Christianity?
By 5th century CE Germanic tribes were exerting pressure on the borders due to forceful attacks from this group
Who are the Huns?
Christianity uprooted traditional Roman political values due to this primary tenet of the faith
What is focused on Jesus as the one true God?
The Roman republic was dominated by this social group
Who are Patricians?
The patriarchal nature of the Roman family is known as this latin term
Paterfamilias
By the 1st and 2nd century CE, an increasing number of Romans found themselves unemployed due to Patricians depending on this
What is slave labor?
Hortensia, an educated elite Roman woman, was the first to speak in the Roman forum to protest the continued enforcement of the Oppian law that was a result of these wars
What is Punic?
This religious minority group ran into several major conflicts with the Roman empire found along the eastern Mediterranean just south of Anatolia
Who are Jews?
Examining both Han China and Rome they share this prevalent social norm
Patriarchy
Chang'an, Rome and Constantinople became the capitals of great Empires;the Persian's equivalent was this city
Persepolis
Confucian filial piety and Roman rituals for Household guardians served to promote this
What is family unity/stability?
Monumental architecture such as the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus and Roman pantheon drew influence from this culture
What is Greek culture?
Mencius and Zhuangzi were disciples of major philosophical leaders in China that helped with the diffusion of new thought. The early Christians can attribute the spread of their faith to this man
Who is Paul of Tarsus?