Government
This type of government allows people to choose their leaders and make decisions through voting.
What is a republic?
These wealthy and powerful people owned land and held government jobs in Ancient Rome.
Who were the patricians?
This term refers to large groups of Roman soldiers, usually 4,000–6,000 troops.
What is a legion?
This is a structure built to carry water across long distances in Ancient Rome.
What is an aqueduct?
This term means to reject or stop a decision or law.
What is a veto?
This term refers to a person given total control of the government in times of emergency.
What is a dictator?
These common people, including farmers and workers, had fewer rights at first in Ancient Rome.
Who were the plebeians?
This group of three powerful leaders shared control of the government.
What is a triumvirate?
This long period of peace and stability across the Roman Empire lasted about 200 years.
What was the Pax Romana?
This Roman general famously crossed the Rubicon River with his army in 49 BC, which triggered a civil war.
Who is Julius Caesar?
These two leaders were elected to run the government and army for one year.
What were consuls?
This term refers to a large farming estate owned by wealthy landowners and worked by slaves.
What is latifundia?
These were judges who helped interpret laws and acted as officials in Ancient Rome.
Who were the praetors?
This is the term for a type of coin used to buy goods and services in Ancient Rome.
What is currency?
This Egyptian queen, who formed alliances with Mark Antony, took her own life by snakebite after their defeat by Octavian's forces at the Battle of Actium.
Who is Cleopatra?
These were a set of laws displayed publicly in Ancient Rome to ensure fairness and transparency in legal matters.
What were the Twelve Tables?
These were farmers in Ancient Rome who worked land owned by wealthy landowners and paid rent, often with a share of the crops.
Who were tenant farmers?
This island was the main point of conflict during the First Punic War between Rome and Carthage.
What is Sicily?
Romans used this item, attached to a stick and kept in saltwater or vinegar, as a cleaning tool after using the toilet.
What is a sponge?
What did Rome do to Carthage after defeating them in the Third Punic War?
Rome destroyed the city, sold its survivors into slavery, and salted the earth to prevent any future settlement.
He was a Roman dictator who famously gave up his power and returned to his farm after successfully leading Rome through a crisis.
Who was Cincinnatus?
This calendar, introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BCE, was a reform of the Roman calendar and included a 365-day year with a leap year every four years.
What is the Julian calendar?
This Carthaginian general is known for leading his army, including war elephants, across the Alps to invade Italy during the Second Punic War.
Who was Hannibal?
These advanced engineering structures, built by the Romans, featured layers of gravel, sand, and stone, and often included drainage systems, making them incredibly durable and efficient for both military and trade purposes.
What are roads?
These twin brothers, raised by a she-wolf, are said to have founded the city of Rome. After a dispute, one brother killed the other and became the first ruler of the city.
Who were Romulus and Remus?