People
He used elephants in his march through the Alps during the Second Punic War.
Hannibal
He ruled the Roman Empire from 49-44 BC
Julius Caesar
The mountains which isolate Italy from the rest of Europe
Alps
The series of wars between Rome and Carthage
Punic Wars
Island of Sicily and southern Italy where the Greeks established many colonies; known as “greater Greece”
Magna Graecia
Who was elected consul in 70 BC and captured Jerusalem in 63 BC?
Pompey
Caesar’s closest friend, whom he defeated at Actium
Antony
The river located near the city of Rome
Tiber River
200 years of the Roman Empire remembered as a time of peace and prosperity
Pax Romana
A defensive alliance against the Etruscans
Latin League
Who was the Greek king whose victories over Rome cost him many men?
Pyrrhus
Julius Caesar’s adopted son and heir; became known as Augustus Caesar
Octavian
Rome’s enemy in the Punic Wars
Carthage
Where Octavian’s fleet defeated Antony’s fleet
Battle of Actium
The most powerful governmental body in the Roman republic
Senate
He led the Roan attack on Carthage during the Second Punic War.
Scipio
King of Palestine at the time of Jesus’ birth
Herod
Place where Caesar disobeyed and showed his determination to be the ruler of Rome
Rubicon River
264-146 BC
Punic Wars
A Greek version of the Old Testament
Septuagint
Who were the early inhabitants of Italy? (4 groups)
Gauls, Greeks, Etruscans and Latins
Last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt; committed suicide with Antony in 31 BC
Cleopatra
The mountain range that stretches from the Po River valley to the tip of the peninsula
Apennines
Where Hannibal was defeated and Carthage’s power was utterly broken
Battle of Zama
Name three groups of philosophers in Rome
Stoic, Epicureans, Skeptics