Geography
A boot shaped peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea which is now present day Italy
What is the Italian Peninsula
General of Carthage who fought in the three Punic Wars. Famous for his war elephants
Who is Hannibal
A leader of the Tribal assembly in Ancient Rome
What is a Tribune
Considered blue collar workers or the working class
What is a plebeian
Three major wars fought between Rome and Carthage
What is the Punic Wars
The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea
What is Sicily
Who is Julius Caeser
The most powerful branch of the government in the Roman Republic
What is the Senate
Considered a white collared citizen or part of the wealthy ruling class in Ancient Rome
What is a Patrician
The Roman law written on twelve bronze tablets and displayed in the Roman Forum
Law of the Twelve Tables
The Capital city of the Roman Empire
What is Rome
Ruled over the western part of the Roman Empire after forming an alliance with Mark Antony. Later defeated Mark Antony and brought the Pax Romana.
Who is Octavian
An official that was elected in the Roman Republic to serve for one year
What is a Consul
The first people to settle on the Italian Peninsula
Who are the Latins
A philosophy that people should strive to be indifferent to pain and pleasure
What is Stoicism
A city that served as a key trade center on the Northern African coast of the Mediterranean Sea
What is Carthage
Roman philosopher, lawyer, and member of the senate; considered the greatest Roman orator.
Who is Cicero
A powerful group of patricians in early Rome
What is the Assembly of Centuries
Before Patricians and Plebeians, there was ______________ kings who ruled over Italian peninsula
What is Etruscan Kings
The fifteenth day of March on the Roman calendar; the day in which Julius Caeser was assassinated
What is the Ides of March
An ancient Roman temple dedicated to all the gods located in Rome
What is the Pantheon
Double Jeopardy: Name the Roman emperor who ordered the death of many Christians and the Roman emperor who legalized Christianity.
Who is Nero and Constantine
An alliance among three rulers
What is a triumvirate
This leader offered poor Plebeians jobs in his personal army after they had returned from the Punic Wars to find their farms ruined.
Who is Marius
The revised version of the Julian calendar; now used by most countries.
What is the Gregorian Calendar