Religion
Who is the king of the gods (Greece)?
What is a polis?
A city-state
What was the name of the Carthaginian general who brought elephants to Rome?
Hannibal
Who were the noble class of Romans?
Patricians
Who was the first official Roman emperor?
Caesar Augustus (Octavian)
What is the one people group that the Roman Empire allowed to practice their own religion?
The Jews
Which “great” Greek leader conquered most of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Persia?
Alexander the Great
Who did the Romans fight in the Punic wars?
Carthage
Who were the mythical founders of Rome?
Aeneas, Romulus and Remus
Which Roman emperor converted to Christianity?
Constantine I
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
Name two ancient Olympian events.
foot races, discus, long jump, javelin, wrestling, boxing, chariot racing, pankration
What large area of territory did Caesar conquer that made the Senate try to take away his legions?
Gaul
Name something that the Romans invented.
How were Christians treated in the Roman Empire?
They were persecuted and often killed
Who was the divine father of Romulus and Remus?
Mars
Who was Plato’s teacher?
Socrates
Who won at the battle of Thermopylae?
The Persians
What happened to the Gracchi Brothers?
They were assassinated
Which Roman historian wrote about the Germans, the Britons, and the Jews?
Tacitus
What is an augury?
Which empire destroyed the island of Melos, “The strong do what they can, the weak suffer what they must.”?
Who was the Persian king who tried to invade Greece?
Xerxes
Who was the elected official who was supposed to represent the plebeians?
Who was in the second triumvirate?
Octavian, Mark Antony, and Lepidus