Vocab 1
Men trained to fight with weapons against others in an arena
Who are Gladiators?
The official language of the Romans
What is Latin
Roman God of War
Who is Mars?
The execution style used on Jesus of Nazareth
What is crucifixion?
The type of theistic religion that is Christianity.
What is monotheistic?
Class of Roman commoners (i.e. breadmakers, crafstmen)
Armed conflicts between Carthage and Rome
What are the Punic Wars?
What was Augustus Caesar original name?
Who is Octavian?
Who is Julius Caesar?
Roman goddess of love
Who is Venus?
Wealthy landowners
Who are the Patricians?
An absolute ruler
What is a dictator?
The animals Hannibal brought during the Punic Wars
What are elephants?
The winner of the Punic Wars.
What is Rome?
Roman peace in Latin
What is Pax Romana?
Government ran by three people with equal power.
What is the Triumvirate?
a channel used to carry water from mountains into cities
What is an aqueduct?
Which emperor converted himself and Rome to Christianity?
Who is Constantine?
The city that was buried in lava from Mount Vesuvius
What is Pompeii?
The emperor who was not part of the second triumvirate?
Caesar
Octavian
Lepidus
Mark Antony
Who is Caesar?
The first code of laws in Ancient Rome
What are the twelve tables?
A group of patricians who would serve the government for life
What is the senate?
The name of the twin Rome is named after.
Who is Romulus?
The arena in Rome that could hold more than 50,000 spectators at its maximum capacity.
What is the Colosseum?
The phrase Julius Caesar said as he was dying
Et tu, Brute?