This brother founded the city of Rome after murdering his brother

This position was invoked during times of crisis and gave an individual almost absolute decision-making authority

This man declared himself dictator for life and was assassinated shortly thereafter

A term that means "Roman Peace" and refers to a period of stability during the first 200 years of the Roman Empire

This term is Hebrew for "anointed"

This term refers to a common person

This term refers to the elected officials of the Roman Republic

This man led one of Rome's most famous slave rebellions

This emperor is famous for building a wall across northern Britain, he also crushed the second Jewish rebellion

12 men whom Jesus chose to receive special teaching; includes authors of the Gospels

This term refers to a member of the wealthy upper-class

The term means "I forbid" in Latin and was an important element of checks and balances

When Octavian took this title in 27 BCE, it marked the beginning of the Roman Empire

One of the greatest physicians of the Roman Empire; a Greek surgeon

He became a saint upon his death, but was originally known as Saul of Tarsus--a great persecutor of early Christians

Rome is located along this river

This man is held up even today as an ideal dictator

This consul made reforms to the Roman army that allowed poor, landless people to join.

Author of the famous epic poem Metamorphoses

From the Greek word for father, this term referred to the bishop of Rome

The Romans traced their origins back to this legendary hero

These wars were fought against Carthage, a city in northern Africa

This man committed suicide after losing the Battle of Actium

Divided the empire and established a tetrarchy

One of the most important classical philosophers who applied Plato's ideas to Christian belief