Chapter 12:Roman Civilization

This wife of Augustus influenced Rome’s politics although women didn't have full citizenship

This was a gladiator who led a slave rebellion

In a.d. 410 this Visigoth leader captured the city of Rome.

This is a person who fought animals and other people as public amusement

The greatest of the Byzantine emperors; served a.d. 527–565

His reforms did not work because he was not a strong enough emperor to enforce them.

She helped Byzantine women win more legal rights.

These are works that poke fun at human weaknesses

The Visigoths became tired of the Romans’ demands, rebelled, and defeated the Roman legions at

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

He was a legal scholar who worked to create a new code of laws

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

People began to do this again when the value of Roman coins decreased.

The Byzantine Empire reached the height of its power

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

They were the largest group of people who made up the population of the Byzantine Empire

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

What did male actors wear so that they could play different roles.

This is the study of body structure

Which Roman emperor moved the empire’s capital to Constantinople?

The Visigoths warred with which other invading tribe?

While this Roman emperor fought battles away from Rome, his wife, Julia Domna, was in charge

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

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

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

This was first major Roman road linking Rome to southeastern Italy

When it was first established, the city of Constantinople

The houses of the wealthy Romans were built around a(n)

This emperor who provided his nephew with an excellent education and made him his chief adviser

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