Geography
Italy is this type of land mass surrounded by water on three sides.
Peninsula
The king of the gods
Jupiter
The Romans were founded as what kind of government?
Monarchy
The common people of Rome were known as what?
Plebians
Rome's greatest engineering feat brought this natural resource to all the peoples in the empire.
Water
During the second Punic war, Hannibal led his troops into a Italy crossing which mountains?
Alps
Mars
The city of Rome was founded by two brothers: Romulus, and this unfortunate brother.
Remus
The aristocratic/land owning class of Rome were called what?
Patricians
The building of the Aqueducts was made possible my this architecture that the Romans perfected, enabling them to distribute weight evenly on either side of an open space, thus enabling them to build to massive heights.
This location was touched by Julius Caesar, but not fully conquered until a hundred years later?
Britain/England/Great Britain
A group of women who kept the holy flame burning throughout the history of Rome. (Hint: they served the goddess Vesta)
The Vestal Virgins
What began in 509 bc?
Roman Republic
This figure of the Roman family had complete dominance over the family. What is the Latin name for this figure?
Pater Familius
This wonder material made Roman architecture possible, and enabled them to build even into the sea!
Concrete
This territory was conquered by Rome after the second Punic war; it then conquered Rome culturally.
Greece
While not necessarily famous for its paintings, Roman art is known for this type of art: taking little pieces of stone, pottery, or ceramic and laying them out to make a picture. What is it called?
Mosaic
After the third Punic war Times economy became unstable the rights of the poor were trampled on. Two brothers, both revolutionaries, rose to become the peoples champions. Who were they?
The Grachi brothers
My palace is large my ego is larger, but I loved my house so I bankrupted my empire. Who am I?
Nero
This Roman general crossed a mighty river by building a bridge in less than 10 days. He then marched his tropps into Germania. Who is he?
Julius Caesar
After conquering the Dacians in the North, the emperor Trajan expanded the empire to the east, but was unable to conquer this mighty empire.
Parthian Empire
This mighty monument still stands today and commemorates that deeds and battles of one of Rome's greatest emperors. What is the monument called?
Trajan's column
"That's far enough," said this emperor
Hadrian
This river, on which Rome is built, enabled Rome to become a maritime power by giving it access to the sea. What is its name?
This weapon of war, shaped like a giant crossbow, was capable of catapulting a large stone up to a quarter mile with deadly accuracy and force. What was it called?
Catapulta