Geography
What large river flows through Rome?
Tiber
During The Monarchy, how many kings did Rome have?
7
Who, with the symbol of the thunderbolt, was the youngest child of Cronos and Rhea?
Jupiter
A large open area use for military training, where the army assembled prior to a war
Campus Martius (field of Mars)
cras
tomorrow
What was the Mediterranean Sea called?
Mare Nostrum
What were the Wars with Carthage called?
The Punic Wars
Who abducted Persephone to be his wife?
Pluto
a straight ankle-length dress that a woman wore over her tunica
stola
numquam
never
What road was known as the Regina Viarum and goes from Rome to Brundusim?
The Via Appia
Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire?
Octavian, later known as Augustus
Who came into being by springing from the head of Jupiter, fully armed?
Minerva
small bedroom of a typical domus
cubiculum
saepe
often
Pompeii sits on what Bay?
The Bay of Naples
Romulus and Remus were the twin sons of Rhea Silvia and who?
Mars
Pursued by Apollo, who asked the gods for help and was turned into a tree
Daphne
block of apartment buildings, sometimes 3-5 stories tall where ordinary Romans lived
insulae
tum
then, next
What is the port city at the mouth of the Tiber?
Ostia
Who was the tyrant that served as the last king of Rome?
Tarquinius Superbus
Legendary founder of the Roman people, son of Venus
Aeneas
Circus Maximus was built by who?
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, the first Etruscan king of Rome
statim
at once, immediately