Roman Construction Projects
These structures helped carry water into cities.
Aquaducts
This building in Rome was a big stadium often used for gladiator fights.
The Colosseum
This is the word for how the Romans mistreated the Christians.
Perscute
This was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Constantinople
This is the word for the slow process in which the Roman Empire got weaker (before it collapsed).
Decline
This saying came about because people could walk to Rome on a road from almost anywhere in the empire.
"All roads lead to Rome"
The men who fought animals and each other in stadiums and arenas.
This emperor supposedly played a fiddle while Rome burned, and blamed the Christians for the fire.
Nero
The Roman Empire was on these three continents.
Africa, Asia, and Europe
This is what Romans called the people who invaded and sacked Rome.
Barbarians
This kind of building was typically dedicated to one of the Roman gods or goddesses.
A Temple
By doing this action, Androcles and the lion became friends.
Removing a thorn from its paw
This is why the Romans did not like the Christians.
The Christians refused to worship Roman gods.
Rome was founded near this river.
The Tiber
This type of art is made by arranging small tiles, often on the ground or walls.
Mosaic
The three steps to making a Roman road are:
1. Dig a trench
2. Fill it with large stones and sand
3. Cover it with smooth, flat stones
The runaway slave who helped a lion in a Roman myth.
Androcles
This was the first emperor to allow Christians to practice their religion.
Constantine
This is the modern name of the Roman province of Gaul.
France
This material covered Pompeii and preserved it.
Volcanic ash
This was the city center of Ancient Rome, where many temples and stores were located.
The Roman Forum
In addition to the Colosseum, this structure in Rome was the typical location for chariot races.
Circus Maximus
This is the term for the Roman Peace in the early days of the Roman Empire.
Pax Romana
Because the Romans controlled all the land around the Mediterranean, they called the sea "Mare Nostrum," which means this in English.
"Our Sea"
This is a horse-pulled carriage used for Roman races
Chariot