1- What military general was largely responsible for changing Rome from a republic to an empire?
Rome could not yet handle its own size and power. The nobility were widely discredited and order had given way to chaos. The only clear alternative was military dictatorship.
2- How were Roman emperors chosen during the first century?
In the first century was most of this period, emperors were not chosen on the basis of their ability or honesty, but simply because they were born in the right family.
3-For how long did an emperor have the job?
Finally, once on the throne, there was no easy exit. Emperors had no elections or term limits, no early retirement or pension plans. It was a job for life, so if an emperor was mad, bad or dangerous, the only solution was to cut that life short. Everybody knew it, so paranoia ruled.
4-How would you describe the life of women in the empire?
Women were not allowed to be active in politics, so nobody wrote about them. Neither were they taught how to write, so they could not tell their own stories.
5-How was life different for rich and poor Romans?
Two Romans living at the same time in the same city could have very different lives.For the rich Romans, life was good. They lived in beautiful houses – often on the hills outside Rome, away from the noise and the smell.Poorer Romans, however, could only dream of such a life. Sweating it out in the city, they lived in shabby, squalid houses that could collapse or burn at any moment.
6- What did gladiators do?
The gladiators given they belonged to such a civilized and sophisticated society, the Romans’ deep attraction to extreme violence remains surprising and strange. Historians have struggled to explain how a country that civilized so much of the world could be so keen on watching men and women fight to the death.
7 Where did the chariot races take place in Rome?
Chariot races took place in the Circus Maximus, a huge, oval shaped stadium that could seat nearly 200,000 spectators. The stadium had two long parallel sides and one rounded end with seating all around. The other end was filled with stables and starting boxes.
8-Who were two writers that chronicled the history and life of the Roman empire?
The two writers was Meanwhile, Seneca’s concerns about the battle between integrity and hypocrisy says much about the challenges of working for an Emperor such as Nero – particularly when the writer was committed to living a simple life.
9-Our modern word, religion comes from the Latin word, religio. What does religio mean?
In Latin, “religio” means “something that binds.” For Romans, religion was a force that bound families together, bound subjects to their ruler and bound men to the gods ;D. ;D ;D