1. The Etruscans were a civilization located by the Romans, who spoke a completely different language from any other civilization. The Etruscans taught the Romans how to build arches and introduced the gladiator games to them. They also taught the Romans their way of divination, morals, religion, and introduced the Greek alphabet to them. The Etruscans are historically important because they made Rome a true city.
2. A Pyrrhic victory is a victory achieved at too great a cost. A famous Pyrrhic victory is one that was by Pyrrhus, king of Epirus. Pyrrhus defeated the Romans in battle in 279 B.C., but he had lost a great deal of his army. If faced with another battle, Pyrrhus would lose.
3. The Patricians were a group made up of certain families, …show more content…
The Decemvirate was a committee of ten men who wrote the laws in the Roman Republic for both the Plebeians and the Patricians. The Twelve Tables were codes written by the Decemvirates, and they were laws on how society should be ran. The Decemvirates and the Twelve Tables are historically important, because the Twelve Tables was the first attempt at making empire wide laws, and they are the earliest surviving piece of literature from the Romans.
8. The Edict of Milan was a proclamation that permanently established rights for Christianity in the Roman Empire. The proclamation granted all people the freedom to worship any deity they wanted, gave Christians legal rights, and gave Christians back their confiscated property. Past edicts had been short lived, but this edict established religious toleration. The Edict of Milan is historically important, because it was the start of the decline of the Roman Empire.
10. Princeps means the “First Citizen” meaning the emperor. The first princeps was Ceasar Augustus. The Principate is the first period of the Roman Empire and was ruled by a single emperor. The Principate era started in 30 BCE and ended with the start of the Dominate era in 284 AD. Augustus’s role was to keep the aspects of the Roman Republic in tact. Augustus purpose was to get rid of the hatred and confusion after the civil war, and he did just that as well as gaining power. He was a very economically smart ruler as well. He watched the money flow in provinces and reorganized …show more content…
The Council of Nicaea was made up of Christian bishops in the city of Nicaea by the Roman Emperor Constantine I. Constantine I, created the council similar to the Roman Senate, and watched over it. However, he did not ever vote within it. One accomplishment of this council was the creation of the first part of the Nicene Creed. The Nicene Creed is a symbol of faith used in Christian worship. This is historically important, because the Nicene Creed was the expression of the New Testament before the books were published. The Nicene Creed was the official expression of religion, and the final test of orthodoxy.
13. The Merovingians were a Salian Frankish dynasty that ruled the Franks for 300 years. It was the first political authority to come about after the fall of the Roman Empire. Clovis I, who united almost all of Gaul, is considered the founder of the French State, and the first ruler of the Merovingian Dynasty. As the rule of the Merovingians went on their role became more ceremonial, and with the throne given to Pepin the Short, it was the end of the Merovingian Dynasty. The Merovingian Dynasty is important in history, because they gave stability to the region that would become
2. A Pyrrhic victory is a victory achieved at too great a cost. A famous Pyrrhic victory is one that was by Pyrrhus, king of Epirus. Pyrrhus defeated the Romans in battle in 279 B.C., but he had lost a great deal of his army. If faced with another battle, Pyrrhus would lose.
3. The Patricians were a group made up of certain families, …show more content…
The Decemvirate was a committee of ten men who wrote the laws in the Roman Republic for both the Plebeians and the Patricians. The Twelve Tables were codes written by the Decemvirates, and they were laws on how society should be ran. The Decemvirates and the Twelve Tables are historically important, because the Twelve Tables was the first attempt at making empire wide laws, and they are the earliest surviving piece of literature from the Romans.
8. The Edict of Milan was a proclamation that permanently established rights for Christianity in the Roman Empire. The proclamation granted all people the freedom to worship any deity they wanted, gave Christians legal rights, and gave Christians back their confiscated property. Past edicts had been short lived, but this edict established religious toleration. The Edict of Milan is historically important, because it was the start of the decline of the Roman Empire.
10. Princeps means the “First Citizen” meaning the emperor. The first princeps was Ceasar Augustus. The Principate is the first period of the Roman Empire and was ruled by a single emperor. The Principate era started in 30 BCE and ended with the start of the Dominate era in 284 AD. Augustus’s role was to keep the aspects of the Roman Republic in tact. Augustus purpose was to get rid of the hatred and confusion after the civil war, and he did just that as well as gaining power. He was a very economically smart ruler as well. He watched the money flow in provinces and reorganized …show more content…
The Council of Nicaea was made up of Christian bishops in the city of Nicaea by the Roman Emperor Constantine I. Constantine I, created the council similar to the Roman Senate, and watched over it. However, he did not ever vote within it. One accomplishment of this council was the creation of the first part of the Nicene Creed. The Nicene Creed is a symbol of faith used in Christian worship. This is historically important, because the Nicene Creed was the expression of the New Testament before the books were published. The Nicene Creed was the official expression of religion, and the final test of orthodoxy.
13. The Merovingians were a Salian Frankish dynasty that ruled the Franks for 300 years. It was the first political authority to come about after the fall of the Roman Empire. Clovis I, who united almost all of Gaul, is considered the founder of the French State, and the first ruler of the Merovingian Dynasty. As the rule of the Merovingians went on their role became more ceremonial, and with the throne given to Pepin the Short, it was the end of the Merovingian Dynasty. The Merovingian Dynasty is important in history, because they gave stability to the region that would become