Essays Assignment
Length: 2 pages.
Answer the following questions:
1) What reforms did Diocletian and Constantine bring about? How successful were these reforms? How did Germanic tribes impact Rome?
2) Read the documents by Augustus and Tacitus. Discuss how Augustus changed Rome. Why would one-man rule not work in a democratic society?
3) Why did the Roman authorities fear Jesus? How did Christianity spread, and why was it so successful? How would a man like Jesus be received in our society today?
Use the textbook and the documents to answer the questions.
Readings:
1. Augustus- The Achievements of the Divine Augustus.
2. Dio- Caracalla's Extortions.