Early Roman
What was the main language spoken in Italy?
Latin
Who rules in an Aristocratic Republic government?
what animal did Hannibal ride across the alps in the second Punic wars
Elephants
What council wrote the Nicene Creed?
The Council of Nicaea
What volcano destroyed Pompeii?
Mt. Vesuvius
Who build the first walls of Rome?
The Etruscans
What is a tribune?
An elected Plebian representative
what are the characters in Agrippa's fable?
the belly and its members
What heresy denied Jesus’ divinity?
the Arian heresy
Who built the Colosseum?
Vespasian
Who were the founders of Rome?
Romulus and Remus
Was the comitia made up of plebeians or patricians ?
patricians
what are 3 traits of Julius Caesar's personality?
smart, charismatic, ambitious
Who taught Nero?
Seneca
Who destroyed Jerusalem’s temple?
Titus
Who was the Trojan prince who claimed Venus was his mother?
Aeneas
Who were the upper class aristocrats of Rome and who were the lower class members?
Patricians & plebians
Which family did King Servius Tullus Protect
the Tarquin
Decius
What became the new capital of Rome?
Constantinople
What is the epic poem that tells the adventures of Aeneas called?
The Aeneid
What is an area under roman rule called?
Province
Which family tried to help plebeians in Rome?
The Gracchi Family
What was the Pax Romana and which emperor started it?
a 200 year period of peace in Rome led by Caesar Augustus.
Who build the walls around Rome to fortify it from outside attcks?
Aurelian