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Christian worship revolved around the sacraments. What are sacraments?

Who assassinated Julius Caesar and why?

Which emperor attempted to restore order to the Empire through a complete restructuring, including a split into Eastern and Western halves and delegation of imperial power to multiple co-emperors?

What was the Byzantine Empire?

Rome’s conquest of Italy brought them into contact with what Phoenician-descended people, with whom they fought three cataclysmic wars?

What steps did this emperor take to fix or ameliorate economic problems like inflation and declining tax revenues?

Competition between the generals Marius and Sulla led to full-blown civil war, with Marius and Sulla leading armies representing what two factions or parties in Rome?

Throughout their history, the Romans refused to surrender and always claimed to be acting in the defense of Rome, an attitude originating from the city’s defeat and sacking by _______ people in 387 BC.

Success in their wars against foreign enemies caused what kind of problems back home?

What Hellenized Jew, who began his career attempting to suppress followers of Jesus but ended up converting, was instrumental in spreading the Christian message beyond Jewish communities to Greek and Roman believers?