Geography of Ancient Rome
Who was Romulus?
legendary hero said to have founded Rome
What was a patrician?
class of people made up of wealthy landowners and government officials
What is a civil war?
an armed conflict between groups within the same country
What is an aqueduct?
a channel or pipe that carries water from a spring, stream, or lake into towns
What is a legend?
a popular story from early times that cannot be proved
Who were plebians?
class of mostly common farmers
Who is Julius Caesar?
a Roman general who was appointed dictator for life in 44 B.C.
What is the Colosseum?
a large arena in Rome
The greatest influences on the development of Roman religion came from which two groups?
Etruscand and Greeks
When was trade within the Roman Empire busiest?
during the Pax Romana
What was the Pax Romana?
a period of peace and stability that lasted for about 200 years.
What was a gladiator?
a trained warrior who engaged in combat to the death to entertain the public
All of the following had a role in Roman government except
*consuls
*dictators
*gladiators
*patricians
gladiators
After gaining control of the Italian Peninsula in 275 B.C., Rome spent much of the next 125 years doing what?
fighting the Punic Wars
During the time of the Roman Empire, about one-third of Rome's population was______________.
slaves
To attend chariot races, a Roman would have gone to the ______________.
Circus Maximus
According to Roman legend, Rome was founded by_______________.
a man who had been rescued by a wolf
Most early Romans were __________________.
farmers
When the Romans overthrew their Etruscan king in 509 B.C., they __________________________.
formed a republic
The Roman Senate was composed mainly of _____________.
patricians