Roman Architecture
Copied older Greek designs/art
What is Roman architecture?
Include; Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian
What is Romance language?
Friends were jealous of him.
Who was Caesar
Caesar made an ___________ with 2 of the most influential men in Rome.
What is an alliance?
Was a dangerous place in the 70s Bc
What is Rome
What greek designs did the Romans copy?
Columns and covering their buildings with marble
Which language influenced non-romance and romance languages
What is Latin?
Lots and lots of riots broke out.
What was Caesar's death?
Enforced across most of Europe
What is Roman Law
One of the 2 leaders that was an ASSISTANT that helped take control of Roman politics after Caeser died.
Who was Marc Antony (not Marc Anthony the singer!)
Made paintings, mosaics, and statues.
What are Roman artists?
Produced history, speeches, and dramas that are still used today
What are Roman writers?
_____ and ______ escaped to Egypt and committed suicide so they wouldn't be taken prisoner by Octavian.
Who were Antony and Cleopatra?
Existed after the empire fell
What was Roman law
Caeser's adopted son.
Who was Octavian (a.k.a. Agustus)
Type of painting done on plaster.
What is a fresco?
Wrote poems about Roman mythology.
Who was Ovid
Senators killed Caesar.
What were the Ides of March?
Legal system based on a written code of laws.
What is Civil Law
Tried to stop chaos in Rome's government.
Who was Cicero?
What was one very special architectural design that let the Romans build big structures
What is Roman Vault?
Wrote the epic about finding Rome, the Aeneid.
Who was Virgil?
_______ gave a specific speech that turned the Romans against the people who killed Caesar.
What was Antony's famous speech
An important figure in Roman politics, a strong leader, and had powerful friends.
Who was Caesar?
Historians believed that this point in time is where the Roman Republic ended, and the Roman Empire began.
What is so special about the naming of Augustus?