People
Who are Romulus and Remus?
Mythical people who were raised by a wolf and went on to found Rome. Romulus killed Remus
Largest amphitheater ever built; Romans attended sporting events and dramas here.
Colosseum
Three wars against Carthage
Punic Wars
Italy is shaped like this
a boot
What romance language is spoken in ancient Rome?
Latin
This is the wealthiest social class in Rome, included all Roman senators
The Patricians
Rome fought over this island in the first Punic War
Sicily
Who lived on the Italian peninsula before the Romans overthrew them?
Etruscans
Rome is built on this river
Tiber River
Who was the Visagoth leader that reached the gates of Rome was paid to leave then came back and pillaged the city?
Alaric
Carthaginian general who attacked Rome from the north in a war over Spain
Hannibal
Where was Eastern Roman Empire located and what was its capital?
Byzantium/Turkey
Capital: Constantinople
Which Barbarian tribe invaded Rome first?
The Huns
Name the continents that the Roman Empire occupied at least part of
Europe, Asia, Africa
Who was the last Emperor of Western Rome?
Romulus Augustulus
This emperor tried to make his horse a senator
Caligula
Where was Western Roman Empire Located and where was its capital?
Italy, Rome-capital
Roman General who defeated Hannibal
Scipio
Where is Pompeii located and what is the name of the volcano?
Southern Italy (Naples), Mount Vesuvius
invented by Rome to pave the roads
cement
Emperor that made Christianity the official religion of Roman Empire
emperor Theodosius
Underground tombs where Christians met to worship
catacombs
First emperor of Rome who restored order to the empire
Augustus
This Emperor split the Roman Empire into an Eastern and Western half.
Emperor Diocletian
This emperor REUNITED the Roman Empire and moved the capital to Constantinople
Emperor Constantine