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Praetorian Guard

emperor's bodyguard

Eternal City

Rome

self-acclaimed emperor

Augustus

Sejanus

Tiberious' friend that screwed up Rome

reformer

Augustus

Gaius' nickname

Caligula

second emperor

Tiberius

persecuted Christians

Nero

formed first cabinet

Claudius

chariots

circus

gymnasiums

baths

built roads

roman soldiers

center of civilized world

Rome

Who ruled from 27 B.C.—A.D. 14

Augustus

Who ruled from A.D. 14—A.D. 37

Tiberius

Who ruled from A.D. 37—41

Caligula (Gaius)

Who ruled from A.D. 41—54

Claudius

Who ruled from A.D. 54—68

Nero

Caligula was known as the ___ emperor of Rome

mad

Rome was noted for ___ and ___

civil law and legal justice

Claudius was poisoned by

his fourth wife

the grandnephew of Tiberius

Caligula

accumulated the southern part of Britain

Claudius

emperor when Jesus was put to death

Tiberius

brought peace to Rome

Augustus

developed efficient postal system

Augustus

No was an "______" in Rome

average Roman

_________ were a means of maintaining Roman political control

High taxes

The Roman Empire consisted of the land areas around the

Mediterranean Sea

The common language of the early empire was

Greek

The provinces paid for peace by accepting Roman institutions and

paying high taxes

The emperor was advised by the

senate

Another name for the governor of the provinces was

procurator

the elite social class was the

Senatorial Aristocracy

Governors were usually selected from the _____ class

equestrian

The class of freedmen, or ____, generally became wealthy and occupied positions of power

emancipated slaves

The 4th social class consisted of free-born Romans called

plebes

Most provincial foreigners were considered equal with

slaves

The main sources of income for senatorial families were ___ and ___

commerce and land

One of the empire's major industries was

mining

Another basis of Roman economic life was

agriculture

Jewish curriculum consisted mainly of a study of the

Scriptures

The group of public buildings surrounded by residential areas was called the

forum

Many forms of Roman art and architecture were borrowed from the

Greeks

The postal system was only for ____ correspondence

governmental

The 5 social classes ranked from highest to lowest are

Senatorial aristocracy, equestrian order, freedmen, plebes, and slaves

3 articles of clothing that the people of Rome wore are

tunicas (undergarments), togas (men's) and stolas (women's)