A form of government in which leaders are elected to represent the people.
republic
The center of most of the important public activities in Rome was...?
The Forum
The main river in Rome.
Tiber River
These two groups were who Rome took ideas from to form their religion.
Greeks and Etruscans
This volcano destroyed Pompeii.
Mt. Vesuvius
A person trained to fight for public entertainment.
gladiator
Gladiator contests were held here.
The Colosseum
The mountain range to the north of Rome.
Alps
The supreme god.
Jupiter
What the leaders of the Roman Republic were called.
consuls
A group of 300 men elected to govern Rome.
Senate
Most people in the Roman Empire lived in...?
the country
The mountain range that runs through the center of Italy.
Apennines
The god of war.
Mars
These wars were between Carthage and Rome.
Punic Wars
aqueduct
Much of the work on farms in the Roman Empire was done by...?
enslaved people
The sea to the east of Italy.
Adriatic Sea
These people were persecuted by Romans for their religion.
Christian and Jewish
LXV
65
Julius Caesar commonly referred to as this.
dictator
Family life in Rome was ruled by the...?
paterfamilia (the oldest male in the household)
The island to the south of Italy.
Sicily
The Roman goddess equivalent to the Greek goddess Aphrodite.
Venus
According to mythological Roman tradition, Rome was founded by the twin brothers named...?
Romulus and Remus