Leaders
The first single ruler of Rome, who was loved by the citizens & hated by the Senate.
Who was Caesar (the ruler)?
A brilliant military leader whom Rome could not defeat in an open field of battle.
Who was Hannibal?
What was the 1st Punic War?
A strip of land, conquered by the Romans, that is surrounded by water on three sides.
What is the Italian Peninsula?
Rome fought & conquered these people in the 300s B.C.
Who were the Etruscans?
A type of government in which citizens vote for their leaders.
What is a Republic?
The first Emperor of Rome, who did positive acts for the ROMANS.
Who was Octavian or Augustus?
This was a gladiator who eventually commanded his own army & successfully fought the Roman armies.
Who was Spartacus?
A war in which Rome was surprised and attacked.
What was the 2nd Punic War?
A city-state in N. Africa that fought three wars against Rome.
What was Carthage?
As a slave, he led a rebellion & then formed & trained an army.
Who was Spartacus?
People with whom Rome signed a peace treaty.
Who were the Etruscans?
Threw thunderbolts.
Who was Jupiter?
He was a general who was supported by the Senate, who lost a Roman Civil war.
Who was Pompey?
A "war" in which Rome completely erased a civilization of people.
What was the 3rd Punic "War"?
Roman engineers built connected tunnels & pipes that brought water to an area.
What were aqueducts?
The private bodyguards/army/secret police of the 1st Roman emperor.
Who were the Praetorian Guard?
The dual rulers of the early Roman Republic who had limited powers.
Who were the Consuls?
The Roman God of War.
Who was Mars?
A general who defeated another Roman general in a Roman civil war.
Who was Caesar?
When Roman Senators murdered their leader, thinking that this would bring back the Republic.
What was the "Ides of March"?
A place where all types of Roman people could bathe & do other activities.
What were public baths?
Slaves who fought each other to their deaths for the entertainment of Roman Citizens,
Who were the Gladiators?
Made laws in the early Roman republic.
Who was the Senate?
A Roman general who married Queen Cleopatra & was defeated by another Roman commander.
Who was Mark Antony?
A long period of peace & prosperity for the citizens of Rome.
What was Pax Romana?
What purpose did Triumphal Arches serve?
Seen as the protector of the Roman army.
What did Mars do for Roman warriors/soldiers?
A central place where ideas, foods, cultures, people, religions, and trade products all come together.