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Name two Roman advances in engineering
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Aqueducts & indoor plumbing
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What was the law of nations?
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Could women be Roman citizens
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Nope, under Roman control they loose power
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Could Roman citizens be summarily put to death without a trial?
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No, right to trial by jury
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What year was the Temple of Jerusalem destroyed?
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70 CE
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Who were the Five Good Emperors?
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-Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius
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Who divided the Roman Empire into the tetrarchy?
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Diocletian
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Name one of the two great compilations of Roman law.
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Compilation of Justinian
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Who coined the term medium aevum (middle ages)?
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Cellarius
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What religion did constantine follow before becoming a christian?
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Mithraism
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When and by whom was Constantinople founded?
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Constantine, 330 CE
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What was Constantinople previously called?
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Byzantium
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Give one reason why Constantinople was chose as the new capital?
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When did Constantinople fall, bringing an end to the eastern Roman empire?
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1453, Ottoman Turks
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