Geography
Europe's highest mountains
What are the Alps?
According to legend, these two brothers were raised by a wolf and founded the city of Rome
Who were Romulus and Remus?
He was Caesar's grand nephew and adopted son, and became Rome's first emperor
Who was Augustus?
After Rome's king was overthrown in 509 B.C., this new form of government was established where the citizens choose their leaders
What is a republic?
This period in Rome's history is Latin for Roman peace
What is the Pax Romana?
These mountains, down the middle of Italy, are sometimes said to form the "backbone" of the Italian peninsula
What are the Apennine Mountains?
A ruler of Carthage, he attacked the Romans with an army and elephants
Who was Hannibal?
He was said to have been born to in the town of Bethlehem to a woman named Mary.
Who was Jesus?
Roman citizens elected these people who would act for them in government
What are representatives?
This month is named after the Emperor Augustus
What is August?
Big Island to the West of the toe of the Italian boot, it is home to the Sicilians
What is Sicily?
This 25 year old general defeated Hannibal in the battle of Zama
Who was Scipio?
One of the apostles of Jesus, he used to fish for a living
Who was Peter?
This oldest and most powerful branch of the republic was controlled by Rome patricians
What was the Senate?
This is the word for a count of the people living in the empire
What is a census?
The Tiber River runs through this fertile plain on the west coast of central Italy
What is Latium?
He became a dictator, but in 44 B.C. he was assassinated on the "Ides of March
Who was Julius Caesar?
This emperor of Rome divided the empire into two parts
Who was Diocletian?
The citizen assembly elected these to gain rights for the plebeians
Who were the tribunes?
This was the city that was destroyed by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.
What was Pompeii?
This city, along the Tiber River, would become the center of the Roman Empire. According to legend, it was named after Romulus.
What was Rome?
This Egyptian queen became an ally of Julius Caesar
Who was Cleopatra?
After he became emperor, he moved the capital of the empire to a city in the east which he renamed Constantinople
Who was Constantine?
This was the third branch of Rome's government and served as army commanders and judges
Who were the consuls?
According to Jewish belief this is the name of the special leader to be sent to guide the Jewish people. The Greek word for this leader is Christos
What is the Messiah?