Between about 58 and 50 BCE, Julius Caesar commanded Roman legions in a long campaign that brought a large region north of Italy under Roman control. Which region was it?

Julius Caesar was granted a title that gave him sole power over Rome for life, breaking the republican custom of sharing power. What was that title?

In 49 BCE Julius Caesar led his legions across the Rubicon river into Italy against the senate's orders. What followed that move?

As dictator, Julius Caesar reformed the Roman calendar in about 46 BCE. What length of year did the reformed calendar use?

Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of senators. In which year did that happen?

In 27 BCE the Roman senate gave Octavian the name Augustus. What position did he hold from that point on?

The rule of Augustus began a long stretch of relative peace and steady trade across Roman lands, lasting roughly two centuries. What is that period called?

In the Roman Republic, elected consuls and the senate shared authority. Under the empire that began in 27 BCE, where did final authority over Roman law and the legions rest?

After Augustus took power, the Roman senate kept meeting and kept its offices, but the emperor held the final say.

After Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BCE, rival Roman leaders fought years of civil war until Octavian defeated Mark Antony's forces at one decisive naval battle in 31 BCE. Which battle was it?

Over the centuries of the empire, Rome extended Roman citizenship to many free people living in conquered provinces. What did holding Roman citizenship give a person?

Roman engineers built aqueducts in the city of Rome and across the provinces of the empire. What did an aqueduct do?

The standing army the emperors kept stationed in the provinces was built around the legion. What was a single legion made up of?

The empire built a network of paved roads linking Rome to its provinces. How did those roads change the way the empire was governed?

Christianity arose during the early centuries of the Roman Empire. In which part of the empire did it first take shape?

Roman law was written down, applied across the provinces, and treated an accused person as innocent until proven guilty. What is one part of its legacy?

At its widest extent the Roman Empire governed lands on every shore of one body of water, from Spain to Egypt. Which body of water was it?

A stone inscription set up in 13 CE lists the offices Augustus held and was carved on his own orders. A history of Rome written in 1850 lists the same offices. Which one is the primary source?

Before Augustus, Roman armies were usually raised for one campaign and then sent home. How did Augustus change military service for Roman soldiers?

Octavian was given the name Augustus in 27 BCE. Which century does that year fall in?