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| What are the two mountain range that run through Rome | Alps and Apennines |
| What does the Alps provide | Protection |
| What was unique about Rome location | It was far enought inland so it couldn't be seen from the Sea |
| Where was it located in the Mediterranean Sea | Middle |
| Republic | Government where the leader is not a monarch and certain people can vote |
| How many people were in the Roman Senate | 300 |
| What was their term | Life |
| Who does Rome battle for control of the Mediterrenean Sea | Carthage |
| What is the name of this war | Punic Wars |
| Who is the famous Carthage general Rome battles | Hannibal |
| What is the result | Rome controls the Mediterrenean Sea |
| What three people first battle for power | Crassius, Pompey, Julius Caesar |
| Why doesn't the Senate picke Caesar | Scared of him |
| How does Caesar win | Kills Pompey |
| How long is Julius Caesar leader | 47-44 BCE |
| Who kills Julius Caesar | Brutus |
| Who hires Brutus | Senate |
| Who battles for power after Caesar's death | Octavian, Antony, Lepidus |
| Who wins in this second battle | Octaivian |
| What happens to Antony | He is killed in Egypt |
| Who was Antony and Julius Caesar's mistress | Cleopatra |
| What name does Octavian take | Augustus |
| What does Augustus mean | Revered one |
| What was the time period known as Roman Peace | Pax Romana |
| How long did the Pax Romana last | 100 years |
| Who was the last emperor of the Pax Romana | Marcus Aurelius |
| What emperor hated the Christians and started the fire of Rome | Nero |
| What emperor killed his mother because of treason | Nero |
| Who was Marcus Aurelius son | Commodus |
| Which emperor idolized Hercules | Commodus |
| At its height how many people lived in the Roman Empire | 50 million |
| Who was the last emperor to persecute the Christians | Diocletian |
| Who becomes the first Christian ruler | Constantine |
| What document does Constantine pass that declares tolerance to Christianity | Edict of Milan |
| Who makes Christianity the official religon of the Roman Empire | Theodosius the Great |
| First to use what substance | Concrete |
| Livy | Wrote the History of Roman |
| History of Rome | Theories that Rome came from two brothers or the people who escaped Troy |
| What was the appropriate dress | Toga |
| What did a different colored toga mean | Manhood |
| How were sculptors different in Rome and Greece | Rome protrayed realistic characteristics |
| Who lead a famous slave revolt in southern Rome | Spartacus |
| What were three types of entertainment | Circus Maximus, Dramatic Performances and Gladiator Shows |
| What lead to the fall of Rome | Political upheavals, inflation and plague |
| Who constructs a new capital in the East | Constantine |
| Reason for constructing a new capital | Empire had gotten to big |
| Name of the new capital in the East | Byzantium |
| Byzantium later becomes what | Constantinople |
| Today Constantinople is called what | Istanbul |
| What happens in 410 | Visigoths sack Rome |
| What happens in 476 | Western Roman Empire official falls |
| What happens to the East | It continues to flourish for another 1000 years |
