Important People 1
Who founded Rome? According to legend, he killed his brother with a shovel.
Romulus
Who was the queen of Egypt? She also asked Julius Caesar for protection and fell in love with Marc Antony.
Cleopatra
During the first Punic War, Rome built 120 _______ in sixty days.
ships
What did Julius Caesar want to be for Rome?
King
When was Rome founded?
753 BC
Who was the good dictator who gave up his power when his six months ruling were over?
Cincinnatus
Which Carthaginian marched the long way to Rome and even used elephants to fight the Romans?
Hannibal
The Senate was made up of _____________.
Patricians
Who killed Caesar?
The Roman Senate
When did Rome become a Republic?
509 BC
Which Roman who had been part of the convoy sent to Carthage would famously say "Cartago delenda est" at the end of his speeches?
Cato
Which Roman general said he was related to Hercules? He also fell in love with Cleopatra and lost in a war against Octavian.
Marc Antony
Most Romans were ______________.
Plebians
What does the phrase "crossing the Rubicon" mean?
Making a decision that cannot be undone
What is the capitol of Italy today?
Rome
Who was the consul during the First Punic War who returned to Carthage even though he knew it meant his death?
Regulus
Who is Caesar's nephew and adopted son?
Octavian
What do the Romans sow into Carthaginian soil after the Third Punic War?
Salt
Who are the two people who split the Roman empire after Julius Caesar's death and each rule a half of it?
Marc Antony and Octavian
One reason why the Senate killed Caesar was because they were worried he would marry Cleopatra and move the Roman government to ____________ in Egypt.
Alexandria
Who was the Roman general who defeated Hannibal outside of Carthage during the Second Punic War?
Scipio Africanus
Who ended the Republic by making himself Dictator for Life?
Julius Caesar
Before the First Punic War, Rome did not have an excellent ________.
Navy
Who is Rome's first emperor? They call him their "First Citizen."
Caesar Augustus
What caused the war between Octavian and Marc Antony?
Octavia being insulted by Marc Antony and Octavian saying that Marc Antony and Cleopatra were going to take over Rome