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100
Commander of Carthage's army during the Punic Wars.
Hannibal
100
Served in the Roman army, became dictator of Roman and the most powerful man in the world at that time.
Julius Caesar
100
The ____ _____ describes a long period of peace, or absence of war, that lasted 200 years.
Pax Romana
100
Legend has it, these twin sons of Mars placed in a basket in the Tiber River. They were discovered by a mother wolf, and later went on to build the city of Rome. What were their names?
Romulus and Remus
100
How many Punic Wars were there in which Rome fought against Carthage in Africa. True or False. Rome conquered Carthage in only one war.
3 wars False...Rome conquered Carthage in all three wars.
200
Born in 100 B.C., he was an excellent student and very good at sports.
Julius Caesar
200
Name was changed to Augustus Caesar. Rebuilt Rome after the Civil War with aqueducts, roads, bridges, and beautiful buildings.
Octavian
200
____ erupted in the year _____ and destroyed the town of ____ and its people.
Mount Vesuvius; A.D 79; Pompeii
200
According to legend, when was Rome founded?
753 B.C
200
The Roman empire spread around the Mediterranean Sea and was located on 3 continents. Which continents?
Europe, Asia, and Africa
300
First Christian emperor of Rome.
Constantine
300
Marched an army from Spain to Italy across the Alps using thousands of horses and dozens of elephants.
Hannibal
300
Why were the Christians persecuted? How were they persecuted? How did this make the Romans feel?
Persecuted because they believed in only one God and refused to worship other gods. This made the Romans afraid that their own gods would become angry. The Romans persecuted the Christians by making them face wild animals in the Colosseum.
300
True or False. The Romans worshiped many gods and goddesses.
True
300
Who was credited for building roads, bridges, and aqueducts, some of which are still around 2,000 years later!
Romans
400
Adopted son of Julius Caesar, took over Rome after Julius Caesar.
Octavian
400
Moved the government of the Roman empire to Byzantium which he later renamed Constantinople.
Constantine
400
What are some factors that contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire? Name at least 3.
Greedy and selfish emperors, wicked generals, civil wars, disruption in trade, poor treatment of soldiers, and the murder of Senators and powerful Romans.
400
Members of powerful and wealthy families in Rome.
Patricians
400
The _____ opened in A.D. 80 and seated about 50,000 spectators. There, gladiators battled one another and wild animals for the amusement of the Romans.
Colosseum
500
Queen of Egypt, but was actually Greek.
Cleopatra
500
Showed Caesar the wonders of the world as they traveled up the Nile.
Cleopatra
500
When did the Western Roman Empire end?
A.D. 476
500
Ordinary working Roman citizens.
Plebeians
500
The _____ _____ was an oblong track where chariot races were held.
Circus Maximus
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