Geography
What river did cesura cross on his way back to rome
Rubicon river
How many Consuls were there at once
Two
Released slaves who had very little rights
Freemen
Declared himself the dictator after crossing the Rubicon river and took control of Rome
Julius Caesar
an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles.
Colosseum
Rome was built at the bank of what river?
Tiber river
How many months was one dictator allowed to have full control of the army for?
6 months
Often immigrants or prisoners of war and were treated very harshly
slaves
He made Christianity the official religion of Rome
Constantine
a former Roman temple on the site of an earlier temple commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus.
The pantheon
What sea surrounded Rome
Mediterranean Sea
a body of legislators chosen by a group of wealthy families
The senate
a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
Hierarchy
The most famous gladiator in Roman history.
Spartacus
a rectangular forum surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the center of the city of Rome
Roman forum
What mountains are located north of Rome
The alps
a set of laws inscribed on bronze tablets created in ancient Rome in 451 and 450 BCE.
12 tables
The ruling class of wealthy land owners, consuls, and senators
Patricians
The nephew of Julius Caesar, and first emperor of Rome
Augustus
a channel used to transport fresh water to highly populated areas
Aqueduct
Rome was built on how many hills?
Seven
What were the two different popular assemblies during the republic?
the centuriate assembly and the tribal assembly.
Poor small farm owners who do not have the right to vote
Plebians
This man planned to make his horse, Incitatus, his consul
Caligula
the city's second largest Roman public baths
Baths of Caracalla