Chronology
Question to Guide Your Reading
- In what ways did the geography and topography of Rome and the Roman Empire impact the history of the ancient Roman world?
- What are the different periods of Roman history, and what are the chief defining characteristics of each period?
- What primary sources are available for the study of Roman history, and what are the limitations of these sources?
- What were the stages of Roman expansion?
- What were the key civic conflicts and civil wars of the Roman Republic? What did each of these conflicts demonstrate about the changing nature of Roman politics?
- When and why did the Roman Republic fall? What were some key differences between the Roman Republic and the Age of Augustus?
- What are some of the primary sources about the early Christians? What was revolutionary about early Christianity, from the Roman perspective?
- What were some of the problems with which areas in the periphery of the Roman Empire had to deal in the second century CE?
- What were the problems that the Roman Empire faced during the third-century crisis, and how did Diocletian attempt to resolve these?
- What changes did the Roman Empire experience in the fourth century CE, and what were the causes of these changes?
- How did the Romans’ view of Rome in Late Antiquity differ from their view of Rome in earlier periods?
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