Myths
Founder of Rome
What is Romulus?
Escaped gladiator that led a massive slave revolt
Who is Sparatacus?
World's largest unsupported concrete dome
What is the Pantheon?
Mediterranean city that Rome fought three times
What is Carthage?
Author of the Aeneid
First historical Roman to be deified
Who is Julius Caesar?
The first triumvirate was composed of these three men.
Who is Pompey, Crassus, and Caesar?
Emperor that made his horse (named Incitatus or Swift) a senator
Who is Caligula?
Battle where Augustus defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII
What is the Battle of Actium?
Epic that is focused around myths of origins or tranformations
What is the Metamorphoses?
Foreign Goddess that became extremely popular with the Romans
Who is Isis?
Group that sacked Rome and ended the Western Roman Empire
Who are the Vandals?
Statesmen that was kidnapped by pirates but he also demanded the pirates ask for a higher ransom
Who is Caesar?
Roman General who defeated Hannibal
Who is Scipio Africanus?
Poet who was exiled due to "carmen et error" (a poem and a mistake)
Who is Ovid?
Military commanders paid homage to this god after winning a battle
Who is Jupiter?
Last King of Rome
Who is Tarquin the Proud?
Consul during the Catilinarian Conspiracy
Who is Marcus Tullius Cicero?
Gallic king who united the Gauls against Caesar
This man wrote over 75 books including the very first encyclopedia, he then died during the eruption of Vesuvius
Who is Pliny the Elder?
The goddess who had a flame that never died in Rome
Who is Vesta?
Year of the five emperors
What is 193 AD?
Estimate for how many Roman Emperors were assassinated while in power
What is 82? (within 5-10 away they get points)
Major city that was destroyed during the Achaean War. It is commonly attributed to being when Rome officially conquered Greece
What is Corinth?
Poet who reformed Roman Satire and was friends with the author of the Aeneid
Who is Horace?