An Empire Across Three Continents History - An Empire Across Three Continents

What was 'Denarius"?

What do you mean by 'Principate’?

Who was Olympiodorus?

If you were the Roman emperor, how would have you managed famine that occurred in your ruling territory in ancient time?

Which languages had been used for writing and reading in Rome during third century?

What was the policy of taxation in the Roman empire?

Why do you think that the condition of slaves in Roman empire was better than daily wages labourer? Justify accordingly.

What does 'Post - Roman' mean in the 540s?

How army was the important key institution of imperial rule in the Roman empire?

How had the Roman survived their lives during famine?

If you had lived in the Roman Empire, where would you rather have lived– in the towns or in the countryside? Explain why.

Go through the chapter carefully and pick out some basic features of Roman society and economy which you think make it look quite modern.

Compile a list of some of the towns, cities, rivers, seas and provinces mentioned in this chapter, and then try and find them on the maps. Can you say something about any three of the items in the list you have compiled?