Roamin' Round Rome
Despite being originally named Flavian Amphitheatre, the famous site got renamed this because of a giant bronze statue nearby
What is the Colosseum?
The site of Pompeii is near this modern major Italian city, better known for its pizza and triple coloured ice cream
What is Naples?
The King of the gods and ruler of the sky, Greeks call him Zeus
Who is Jupiter?
The famous general, statesman, and dictator of Rome served with croutons and a creamy dressing
What is Julius Caesar salad?
This Latin phrase commonly shortened to three letters literally means 'and the rest'
What is et cetera?
If you wanted to buy fresh meat, listen to politicians speak, or socialise in an Ancient Roman city, you'd be headed to this central open-air market
What is the Forum?
Pompeii has some of the best preserved examples of this, scribbles on walls that would be concidered 'street art' today
What is graffiti?
The god of music, healing, and light, also the name of a NASA project that landed 12 astronauts on the moon across 6 missions
Who is Apollo?
The massive ancient state that began in 27 BCE under Emperor Augustus is a 102-story tall skyscraper in New York
What is Roman Empire State Building?
This motivational phrase originally from an ancient poem by Horace is made popular by the 1989 film Dead Poets Society
What is carpe diem?
Meaning 'all the gods', this magnificent temple features a concrete dome top with a 9-meter open sky hole
What is Pantheon?
In 64AD this four-letter Roman Emperor, renouned for his cruelty, visited Pompeii with his wife, Poppaea
Who was Nero?
Roman name of Artemis, the goddess of hunt, was also the name of a former princess of the British royal family
Who is Diana?
Lawyer, author, and magistrate of Ancient Rome who wrote letters about the Mt. Vesuvius erruption and what Prince Harry is to Prince William
What is Pliny the Younger brother?
This alliterative Latin phrase means 'the other way around'
What is vice versa?
Romans enjoy their cleanliness, so it's no surprise that they would build these communal areas often containing a Warm Room, a Hot Room, and a Cold Room
What are baths?
Due to the high presence of fluoride in the waters around the area, studies of skeletal remains in Pompeii showed that citizens had suprisingly healthy this
What is teeth?
The Roman name of the goddess of wisdom, strategic warfare, and crafts, most commonly represented by an owl
Who is Minerva?
A 2023 animated web series about virtual-reality and mass entertainment venue for chariot racing in Rome
What is The Amazing Digital Circus Maximus?
This short Latin phrase containing three monosyllabic words is often seen in a legal setting, when talking about trades.
What is quid pro quo?
This semi-public courtyard in an Ancient Roman home is also two of the four chambers in your heart
What is atrium?
You might almost feel this if you close your eyes, suggested by a song by Bastille with the same name as a famous ancient site near Mt. Vesuvius.
What is nothing changed at all / you've been here before?
The goddess of the hearth and the guardian of the Roman home, she is the Latin name of Hestia
Who is Vesta?
The fast moving of volcanic gas, ashes, and pumice that helps organise your ideas
What is Pyroclastic Flow Chart?
This Latin motto means 'upon the ancient ways', and you should know it!
What is super antiquas vias?