Leaders
He was considered the first emperor of Rome
Who is Octavian or Augustus?
Body of elected leaders that run the Roman government
What is the Senate?
Gaul
What is the land that Julius Caesar conquered?
Native language of the Romans
What is Latin?
Invented to transport water from one area to another
What are aqueducts?
He was a Roman general who was assassinated by members of the Senate
Who was Julius Caesar?
Type of government where the people elect their leaders
What is a republic?
Rubicon
What is the river Julius Caesar crossed that started a civil war?
Monotheistic religious group that came from Judaism and worshipped a carpenter from Galilee.
Who are Christians?
Places Romans gathered to socialize which used water brought by aqueducts.
What are public baths?
He was the Roman general who conquered Carthage
Who was Scipio?
Group of three leaders who run the government in a balanced way.
What is a triumvirate?
Carthage
What is the empire the Roman general Scipio conquered?
Roman god of war
Who is Mars?
Romans expanded use of these to make travel around the empire easier & faster.
What are roads?
He was general of the Carthaginian armies that brought elephants through the Alps to attack Rome from the north.
Who is Hannibal?
The Roman or Latin word for 'emperor'
What is imperator?
Military unit lost in Britain and yet to be found
What is the 9th Legion?
Drawn out painful method of executing prisoners of the Roman Empire
What is crucifixion?
Building material mastered by the Romans still used today to build roads, sidewalks, and buildings.
What is concrete?
He was Julius Caesar's right hand, spoke at his funeral & later married Cleopatra while running Egypt for Rome
Who was Mark Antony?
Julius Caesar was given this title by the Senate under protest. He used this power to fix major problems of Rome.
What is a dictator?
In 70 BCE, this city was sacked by Titus due to repeated religious uprisings.
What is Jerusalem?
Roman poet who wrote the Aeneid
Who is Virgil?
New form of book superior to scrolls that allowed the reader to turn pages rather than unroll.
What is a codex?