CH 12 World History: Roman Civilization

Roman theater male actors wore these so that they could play different roles.

The Germanic general who seized control of Rome and ruled it for almost 15 years.

administer

philosophy

legal scholar who worked to create a new code of laws

reform

gladiator who led a slave rebellion

When it was first established, the city of Constantinople

emperor who provided his nephew with an excellent education, adopted him, and made him his chief advisor

legal

ode

This wife of Augustus had a say in Rome's politics even though women did not have full citizenship rights

general who strengthened the Byzantine Army

protected

In A.D. 410 this Visigoth leader captured the city of Rome.

the study of body structure

restore

arguably the greatest of the Byzantine emperors: served A. D. 527-565

medical

expand

The Byzantine military conquered territories once part of the Roman Empire that included.

reinforce

This Roman general became emperor in A.D. 284. He was not strong enough to enforce his reforms.

helped Byzantine women win more legal rights

works that poke fun at human weaknessess

The fall of Rome began with poor leadership, attacks by invaders, and

The Visigoths warred with which other invading tribe

As the value of Roman coins decreased, people began to do this again.

mosaic

the new capital of the Roman Empire was Constantinople, which was formerly the city of

entertainment in a large arena to keep the poor happy

contact

Roman builders used rows of arches in their buildings to form a cured ceiling, or

The Byzantine Empire reached the height of its power

When Justinian became emperor, he realized that the empire's laws were

first major Roman road linking Rome to southeastern Italy

Rome finally fell when groups of which people invaded from northern Europe?

The Visigoths became tired of the roman's demands, rebelled, and defeated the Roman legions at

a saint

participate

Many Roman cities surrounded a marketplace and public square, also called the

As Roman emperor, who moved the empire's capital to Constantinople?

While the Roman emperor fought battles away from Rome, his wife, Julia Domna, was in charge of political affairs in Rome

The houses of the wealthy Romans were built around a

person who fought animals and other people