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Roman Principate
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A term used to characterize Roman government in the first three centuries C.E., based on the ambiguous title princeps (first citizen) adopted by Augustus(Octavian) to conceal his military dictatorship.
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Augustus
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one of the many titles that the Roman Senate gave Octavian. (Ceasar’s nephew and heir)
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Third century crisis
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period from 235 to 284 CE when political, military and economic problems nearly destroyed the Roman Empire.
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Diocletian/what he implemented to help save Rome
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instituted a series of reforms that included price controls and regulations to have people stay in profession and train their son to do same job
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Constantine
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Roman emperor After reuniting the Roman Empire, he moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople and made Christianity a favored religion.
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Battle of the Milvian Bridge
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Where Constantine won a battle and is said to have seen a cross the sign of the Christian god on the sun. He believed the Christian God had helped in achieve the victory.
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Edict of Milan
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Constantine ended the persecution of Christians and guaranteed freedom of religion to all
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Constantinople
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“City of Constantine” new capital of the Roman empire (was Byzantium an old Greek city) on the Bosporus strait leading from the Mediterranean into the Black Sea in the Eastern half of the empire which had better withstood the Third Century Crisis. More educated people and more Christians.
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Byzantine Empire
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Eastern realm of the Roman Empire became known as this. It was derived from Constantinople’s original name.
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Justinian
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Emperor of Rome who command a team of 17 legal scholars compiled, in Latin, a thousand years of Roman legal tradition: The Corpus Juris Civilis
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The Corpus Juris Civilis
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Body of civil law compiled
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What had happened to the Western Roman Empire by 530 AD
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fragmented into a handful of kingdoms under Germanic Rulers.
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Punic Wars |
Time of conflict between Rome and Carthage. The first war Rome besieged Sicily, Sardinia, and Spain. |
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2nd Punic War |
Carthage had expanded to Spain. Carthage commander Hannibal attacked a Spanish city that provoked him. Hannibal was summoned to Rome. He refused war broke out. Hannibal worked his way across Pyracae Mts, France, and the Alps with his elephants but could not seize Rome but causes turmoil in the countryside. The Senate sent Scipio to wage war on the city of Carthage in north Africa to lure Hannibal out of Italy. |
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3rd Punic War |
Rome suspected a reviving Carthage and demanded they move inland from the seaport. When Carthage refused Rome attacked. Destroyed the city and harbor. Killed or sold citizens as slaves. Countryside was sown with salt to ensure Carthage would not rise again. |
