a strong emperor of the Byzantine Empire

Justinian

Know the difference between

Roman and Greek Statues

Greek statues were design with perfection;

Roman statues were not meant to look perfect

Augustus's rule began 200 years of peace

Pax Romana 

People began to barter

when Roman government

put less gold in its coins

"a good emperor"

Hadrian

improvements in Roman gov't., a large army,

an ample food supply

contributions to the Pax Romana

Major Byzantine industry

silk weaving

when Odoacer

took control

when Historians date the end of the Western

Roman Empire

basis of many modern languages 

Latin

Icons were once forbidden

in the Eastern Orthodox church

thrived and became the Byzantine Empire

Eastern Roman Empire

Tiberius, Claudius, Nero, and Caligula

Julio-Claudian rulers

temple built to honor Rome's gods

Pantheon

 Who are the Germanic tribes?

Angles, Franks, Ostrogoths,Saxons,

Vandals, and Visigoths

 Germanic tribes attacked Rome

after the Battle of Adrianople

Who controlled the church in the

Byzantine Empire?

emperor

Rome's gov't. was in chaos after the last

Severan ruler died.  Why?

Rule of law had broken down and the

Severans had ignored economic problems.

ancient writings

copied by Byzantine writers

Diocletion

introduced reforms when he

took power in A.D. 284