Greek Gods
The "King of the titans" in Greek Mythology
Who is Kronos?
King of the gods in Roman Mythology
Who is Jupiter
The illegitimate son of Zeus in Greek Mythology and of Jupiter in Roman Mythology.
Who is Hercules/Herakles?
City-State that put their children atop a mountain to see "if they were strong enough"
What is Sparta?
The country where Rome is located today.
What is Italy?
Roman invention. Used to move water artificially from place to place. Some are still used today.
What are Aqueducts?
The sister-bride of Zeus in Greek Mythology
Who is Hera
Kidnaped and married Persephone
Who is Pluto?
Twin founders of Rome who were raised by a she-wolf according to Roman Mythology
Who is Remus and Romulus?
City-State that fought against the Spartans in the Peloponnesian Wars.
Who is Athens?
Ancestor of Romulus and Remus that escaped Troy after the war and was a son of Venus
Aeneas
City that was buried after the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
What is Pompeii or Herculeum?
This god stole Apollo's cattle when he was a baby
Who is Hermes
god of thieves in Roman mythology
Who is Mercury?
The name of the great inventor in Greek mythology who invented wings like a birds.
His son Icarus flew too high and died.
Who is Daedalus?
Greek belief that you must treat your guests with hospitality (and you got bad karma if you did not)
Xenia
The place where many "blood sports" were held. Sometimes gladiators fought to the death, fought large scary animals, or just had all out battles.
The amphitheater still stands today.
What is the Colosseum?
Common magical method of dealing with your enemies in ancient Rome
What are cursed tablets?
He had an famous affair with the goddess of love
Who is Ares?
Bellerophon's godly father in some version of the myth
Who is Neptune?
God of the sun, music, and medicine
Who is Apollo
This man took over much of the known world of his time, starting with Macedonia and Greece. His empire did not last after he died and it was split between his generals.
Who is Alexander the Great.
Julius Caesar's close friend who conspired to kill him
Who is Brutus?
Form of government practiced by Greeks, Romans, and even the United States of America.
The word translates to "People Power"
What is Democracy?
Where the Gods of Greek Mythology lived
Father of Romulus and Remus
Who is Mars?
The man who traveled for many years back to his wife Penelope, after the Trojan War
Who is Odysseus?
Who is Ulysses?
A festival held in honor of Zeus at which the Greeks played many games. It still goes on today, though it has many more events now.
What are the Olympics?
The Roman gladiator and slave who escaped and freed many others and lead a large-scale revolt against Rome.
Who is Spartacus?
Most well known and remembered dicator of the Roman Empire.
Who is Gaius Julius Caesar?