Notes on Roman History
...gion. They stole the ideas of religion from the Greeks and Etruscans and called them different names. 12. The Romans wrote on papyrus. 13. Roman men went to be educated at 16 when they were considered adults. 14. Latifundia - were rich people inhabited. 15. One third of the population were slaves. 16. After the civil wars ended, Lucius Cornelious was named emperor (Julius Caesar). 17. Caesar joined Pompeii (rival), Crassus, and Gaul. 18. In 46 BC, Caesar returned to Rome and was given the crown. He added friends from Italy and the other provinces, he also gave citizenship and made jobs. 19. Constantine - an emperor of Rome who worshipped the Roman gods until he had a divine intervention on a battlefield. Thus, he became Christian and stopped persecuting his own. He also created the Edict of Milan (freedom of religion). 20. Heresy - Church set up the Nicene to set down rules to stop this crime. 21. Apostles - disciples of Christ. 22. In 66 AD the Zealists rebelled against Rome. 23. Christians were regarded to non-Christians as martyrs. 24. Christianity promoted literacy in order to read to the Holy Bible. 25. Rome took over Judea in 63 BC. 26. In Judea the Romans gave control of religious matters and local affairs to a Jewish court called Sanhedrin. 27. Threats to the Empire - Zealists (wanted to get rid of the Romans) and the ‘Unnamed’ ( believed the Messiah would appear). 28. When Marcus Aurelius came to power the politics crashed. 29. In the third century AD, Rome’s trade, treasure, and farming had unsuccessful trade. 30. Disease spread. 31. Patriotism was lost. 32. Diocletian - became Roman emperor who persecuted Christians. 33. Roman Empire was split in two, Diocletian (Greek; East) and Maximilian (Latin; West). 34. Constantine gave a new name to the city, Cons...