Latin Roots
What is the Latin root for "hello"
Salve or Salv
Known in Greek as Zeus, who was the Roman King of the Gods
Jupiter
Who burned down Rome?
Nero
When was Rome founded?
753 BC
What modern country is Rome located in?
Italy
Doma Aureus was the name of which emperor's palace?
Nero
What is the Latin root for "believe"
Cred
What is the Latin root for "time"
Chron
Who ruled the Underworld?
Pluto
Who was the first Emperor?
Augustus
When did Augustus become Emperor?
27 BC
What did the Romans call the Mediterranean Sea?
Mare Nostrum or Our Sea
How many hills are there in Rome?
7 hills
Who killed their brother to found Rome?
Romulus
What is the Latin root for "earth"
Geo
Who was the god of horses?
Neptune
Who built the Pantheon and the wall in northern England?
Hadrian
When did the Western Roman empire end?
476 AD
What form of transportation did Hannibal use to travel from Carthage to Rome to attack?
Animals
What building material did the Romans invent?
Concrete
Which Roman god wore winged sandals
Mercury
What is the Latin root for "many"?
Poly
Who was the twin of Diana?
Apollo
Who was Marcus Aurelius' no good, very bad son?
Commodus
When did the Eastern Roman Empire end?
1473 AD
What is the Latin word for France?
Gallia
True or False, it was safer to live on the upper floors of the apartment buildings
What does BCE stand for?
Before the Common Era
What is the Latin root for "root"?
Radix
Where did the gods live?
Mt. Olympus
Which emperor built the Colosseum?
Vespasian
How do you say "In the Year of Our Lord" in Latin?
Anno Domini
What is the name of the mountains in Northern Italy that act as a barrier or deterrent for attackers?
Alps
Name the famous Roman building that used both rectangular and circular architecture
The Pantheon
True or False, Latin is the root language for Greek, French, Spanish and German
False
What is the Latin root for "evil"
Mal
True or False: The Greeks stole the gods and goddesses from the Romans
False
What is the name of the Eastern Roman Emperor who came up with a moral "code"?
Justinian
When did Nero burn down Rome?
64 AD
True or False, at its greatest, Rome spread from England to the Middle East
True
What was an insulae?
An apartment building
Who is your favorite Latin teacher?
Magistra Osborne