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13637660856Paul's case was transferred to Rome becauseas a Roman citizen Paul had the right to appeal his case to Rome, which he did0
13637660857According to legend Rome was founded byAeneas and Romulus1
13637660858During its early history, Rome was dominated by theEtruscans2
13637660859In the early stages of the Roman republic the patricians elected twoconsuls3
13637660860In an effort to alleviate social tensions this group was allowed to elect two and then later ten tribunesplebeians4
13637660861During times of crisis the Romans would appoint an official with absolute power known as adictator5
13637660862The Roman policy toward conquered peoples wasgenerous with the potential for citizenship6
13637660863The Roman policy of toleration and respect for conquered peoples was most similar to thePersians.7
13637660864In the early period of Roman expansion, the principle power in the western Mediterranean was theCarthaginians8
13637660865During the Punic Wars, the Romans first fought the Carthaginians over the most important source of grain in the western Mediterranean. Where was it?Sicily9
13637660866Rome's monumental struggle with the Carthaginians was known as thePunic Wars10
13637660867The turning point in Roman history was their struggle, in the Punic Wars, with theCarthaginians11
13637660868The testudo wasa siege formation also known as the "tortoise."12
13637660869Latifundia wereenormous plantations worked by slaves.13
13637660870The tribune whose call for land reform led to his assassination in 132 B.C.E. wasTiberius Gracchus14
13637660871Gaius Mariuscreated an army of common men who were loyal only to him.15
13637660872The leader, supported by the Roman aristocrats, who led a slaughter of more than ten thousand of his political enemies wasLucius Cornelius Sulla16
13637660873In regard to political philosophy, Julius Caesarfavored liberal policies and social reform17
13637660874After naming himself dictator in 46 B.C.E. Julius Caesar did all of the following exceptgive land to the conservatives to win their favor.18
13637660875Octavian was able to restore order to the Roman world with his victory in 31 B.C.E. atActium.19
13637660876Augustus was able to reunify the empire after defeating his main rivals, who wereMark Antony and Cleopatra.20
13637660877The last of the Ptolemaic rulers wasCleopatra21
13637660878The government established by Augustus Caesarwas a monarchy disguised as a republic.22
13637660879The Roman conquest of Gaul, Germany, Britain, and Spainstimulated the development of the local economies and states.23
13637660880The period known as the pax romana was started byAugustus Caesar.24
13637660881The reign of Augustus inaugurated a period known as thepax romana25
13637660882The most important early Roman historian for the empire wasTacitus26
13637660883The Romans had a long tradition of written law stretching back to 450 B.C.E. and the creation of theTwelve Tables27
13637660884All of the following were foundations of Roman law with the exception ofthe right of a patrician to transfer out of a plebeian court28
13637660885When the Romans used the words mare nostrum they referred tothe Mediterranean Sea29
13637660886The phrase pater familias refers tothe patriarchal nature of the Roman family30
13637660887By the second century C.E., how much of the total population of the Roman Empire was represented by slaves?one-third31
13637660888In 73 B.C.E., Spartacusraised an army of seventy thousand rebellious slaves32
13637660889Zeus was to Jupiter as Ares was toMars33
13637660890Vesta was the Roman goddess ofhearth34
13637660891The Roman thinker Marcus Tullius Cicero was best associated with what Hellenistic school of thought?Stoicism35
13637660892The most prominent school of moral philosophy in Rome wasStoicism36
13637660893Mithras wasa Zoroastrian sun god whose cult was popular in Rome.37
13637660894Which of the following religions was not popular during the Roman Empire?Islam38
13637660895From 66 to 70 C.E. the Romans fought a bloody war with theJews39
13637660896The Essenes werea Jewish sect that looked for the appearance of a savior40
13637660897Jesus of Nazareth's followers called him "Christ," which meant"the anointed one."41
13637660898The phrase "the kingdom of God is at hand" is associated withJesus of Nazareth.42
13637660899The leading figure in the expansion of Christianity beyond Judaism wasPaul of Tarsus.43

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