Leaders
This person was assassinated on the Ides of March in 44 B.C.
Who was Julius Caesar?
This battle in 31 B.C. secured Octavian's rule
What was Battle of Actium?
Numeric system using I, V, X, L, C, D, and M.
What are Roman Numerals?
Third-century B.C. highway linking Rome to Brindisi.
What was the Appian Way?
Renowned Greek physician who treated Emperor Commodus.
Who was Galen?
The first emperor of Rome
Who was Augustus?
This rebellion was ended by Crassus by crucifying Spartacus's followers
What was Spartacus Revolt?
Massive arena that hosted gladiatorial games.
What is the Colosseum?
Second-century fortification separating England and Scotland.
What is Hadrian’s Wall?
Widespread epidemic described by historian Cassius Dio.
What was the Antonine Plague?
This emperor blamed Christians for the Great Fire of Rome
Who was Nero?
This empire fought Carthage in the Punic Wars.
What was Rome?
Engineering marvel that carried fresh water to Rome.
What are Aqueducts?
City said to have been ruled by its mythical founder Romulus.
What is Rome?
Chronicler who documented the empire’s corruption and decline.
Who was Tacitus?
This emperor built Hadrian's Wall in Britain
Who was Hadrian?
The 2nd-century A.D. epidemic that devastated the empire.
What was the Antonine Plague?
The famous “Queen of Roads” in the empire.
What is the Appian Way?
Period of stability begun under Augustus across the empire.
What was the Pax Romana?
Slave uprising led by a gladiator in 73 B.C.
What was the Spartacus Revolt?
This emperor tried to make his horse a consul
Who was Caligula?
The Egyptian queen who allied with Mark Antony against Rome.
Who was Cleopatra?
Temple notable for its dome and central oculus.
What is the Pantheon?
Fourth-century ruler who moved the capital to Byzantium.
Who was Constantine the Great?
Empire ruled centuries later by Emperor Justinian I.
What was the Byzantine Empire?