Chapter 6 - The Roman Empire

Jewish Temple

The ________ in Jerusalem was destroyed, and Roman power once more stood supreme in Judaea.

Italy

The importation of large quantities of grain to feed the populace of Rome and an incredible quantity of luxury items for the wealthy upper classes in the west led to a steady drain of gold and silver coins from ________ and the west to the eastern part of the empire.

Judaea

Roman involvement with the Jews began in 63 B., ________ had been made a province and placed under the direction of a Roman procurator.

Gladiatorial games

________ and slavery increased dramatically in the Early Empire, while upper- class women acquired greater independence.

Caligula

________ was a grandnephew of Tiberius and the great- grandson of Augustus.

Republic

The shift from ________ to empire not only transformed the Roman political world but also affected its cultural and social life.

Tiberius

________ was a competent general and an able administrator who tried initially to involve the Senate in government.

Greek styles

In architecture, the Romans continued to imitate ________ and made use of colonnades, rectangular structures, and post- and- lintel construction.

proper relationship

Observance of proper ritual by state priests theoretically brought the Romans into ________ with the gods and guaranteed security, peace, and prosperity.

Early Empire The Romans

Art in the ________ contributed little that was original to painting and sculpture.

Jewish sect

The Essenes were a(n) ________ that lived in a religious community near the Dead Sea.

Early Empire

Long- distance trade beyond the Roman frontiers also flourished during the ________.

Judaea

The Pharisees adhered strictly to Jewish ritual and, although they wanted ________ to be free from Roman control, did not advocate violent means to achieve this goal.

Augustus

________ held the office of consul, which gave him imperium, or the right to command.

Julio Claudians

The ________ - The ________ rulers varied greatly inability.

Seneca

Educated in Rome, ________ became strongly attached to the philosophy of Stoicism.

Romans

The ________ were the first people in antiquity to use concrete on a massive scale.

Upper-class women

________ could attend races, the theater, and events in the amphitheater, although in the latter two places they were forced to sit in separate female sections.

Septimus Severus

On his deathbed, ________ advised his sons, ‘‘Live in harmony, make the soldiers rich, and don’t give a damn for anything else.

Gallic empire

Posthumous defended his ________ until he was killed by his own soldiers in 269.

Jewish Background Christianity

The ________ emerged out of Judaism, and so it is to the Jewish political-religious world that we must turn to find the beginnings of Christianity.