Roman
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This is the language spoken by the Romans which spread throughout much of Western Europe throught the time of the Roman Empire.
What is Latin?
According to legend, these are the names of the twin brothers who founded Rome.
Who are Romulus and Remus?
These two city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War.
What are Athens and Sparta?
The Greeks developed this after the Dark Ages. It has 24 letters, many of which led to the ones we use today.
What is an alphabet?
This is where the ancient Olympic games were held.
What is Mount Olympus?
What is a mosaic?
These men were professional fighters in ancient Rome. They were pitted against each other and wild animals for the entertainment of the public.
What are gladiators?
This blind poet wrote about the Trojan War in the Illiad.
Who is Homer?
This is the form of government in which the power is in the hands of the people.
What is democracy?
How often were the Olympic Games held?
What is every four years?
What are Roman roads?
This was a group of rich, powerful men who had most of the power in Rome.
What is the Senate?
A messenger ran nearly 25 miles from this site to Athens to share the outcome of the Persian War.
What is Marathon?
This is the search for wisdom and the right way to live.
What is philosophy?
The branch of this tree was given as a prize in the Olympics.
What is an olive tree?
Romans designed these special channels to bring fresh water into their cities.
What are aqueducts?
This man was made dictator (for LIFE!) of Rome, but was then assassinated by a group of senators after he insisted on being called KING.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This city was defeated in the Trojan War.
What is Troy?
This is an architectural element that the Greeks invented to support their buildings.
What is a column?
This is the most popular event in the ancient Greek Olympic Games.
What is chariot racing?
This religion began with Jesus' birth and spread throughout the Roman Empire.
What is Christianity?
This man was Julius Caesar's nephew who brought peace to Rome and was it's first emperor.
Who was Octavia/ Augustus Caesar?
Leonidas was the king of this city-state of warriors, who bravely stood with 300 men against the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae.
What is Sparta?
This is the name of ONE of the three great Athenian philosophers.
Who is Aristotle/ Plato/ Socrates?
This is why the ancient Greeks competed in the Olympic Games.
What is to please the gods?