:One of my favorite [[Roman]] emperors is Vespasian because he broke out of the norm of having only patricians govern the people. He proved that a common man was as capable as a wealthy man to rule Rome. (Olivia)
:One of my favorite [[Roman]] emperors is Vespasian because he broke out of the norm of having only patricians govern the people. He proved that a common man was as capable as a wealthy man to rule Rome. (Olivia)
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:Hadrian. He was one of the five good emperors, he helped keep the Pax Romana, he built up Rome’s defenses, including the famous Hadrian’s Wall, and made the wise decision to abandon an economically wasteful area of land. (Michelle)
2. Describe what the Roman [[Republic]] and the [[Roman Empire]] were, including approximate dates.
2. Describe what the Roman [[Republic]] and the [[Roman Empire]] were, including approximate dates.
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H2. Which was more influential, the Roman [[law]] or the Roman legions?
H2. Which was more influential, the Roman [[law]] or the Roman legions?
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:Roman law. Roman legions were very good for their time, but no one in this day and age would use them as their model. Roman law is the model that the U.S. is based off of. The Greek democracy was part of what inspired the U.S. government, but it was mostly the Romans. One of the improvements we made was to divide the legislature into two parts, the Senate and the House of Representatives. (Michelle)
H3. Discuss rights that [[St. Paul|Paul]] enjoyed as Roman citizen, rights not enjoyed by Jesus's other disciples.
H3. Discuss rights that [[St. Paul|Paul]] enjoyed as Roman citizen, rights not enjoyed by Jesus's other disciples.