Roman Republic
The legend of Rome came from a story of demigod twins named....
Remus and Romulus
Capital City of the Empire and present day Italy
Rome
What form of religion was practiced during the Roman Republic?
Polytheism
This structure carried clean water from the hilltops into cities and towns?
Aqueduct
A relative peace that lasted 200 years and started with the reign of Augustus
Pax Romana
Language of the Romans
Latin
Before Rome was an empire, what form of government did it have?
A republic
Who killed Julius Caesar?
Members of the Senate who feared his growing power
Rome is a peninsula that is connected to what body of water?
Mediterranean Sea
Which engineering feat connected the city of Rome with territory throughout the empire?
What are roads
2 million miles of empire
Which three continents did the Roman Empire span?
Europe, Asia, and Africa
This river flows through Rome and made the Roman civilization possible.
The Tiber River
What religion was founded during the early Roman empire and was persecuted initially?
Christianity
Approximately, how long did the Roman Empire last? Clue: start with the reign of Octavian.
500 years
The last emperor of Pax Romana
Marcus Aurelias
The two main social classes of the republic
Plebians and Patricians
Name of Roman military Units
Legions
soldiers called Legionaries
Who was the first Christian emperor in ancient Rome?
Constantine
Nickname for games held at Coliseum
Bread and Circuses
The teachings of Jesus and his followers can be found
in the Gospels (New Testament)
Name of the Wars Rome fought and defeated thereby inheriting massive amounts of land
Punic Wars
Defeated Carthage
Who took control of Rome upon Caesars assassination?
Octavian (adopted nephew of Caesar)
Ways Christianity spread throughout Roman Empire.
Disciples of Jesus
Martyrs
Practiced in Secret
Offered forgiveness and salvation to all
Spread along the network of roads... "all roads lead to rome"
How many people did the Coliseum hold?
50,000 spectators
Bonus! Name three modern languages that Latin is the root of?
Spanish (489 million),
Portuguese (283 million),
French (80 million),
Italian (67 million) and
Romanian (24 million),