As far as Romans were concerned, anyone not in the Roman Empire could be considered one of these.
Who were the barbarians?
100
This kind of government has one ruler who is not elected. The ruler might be good or bad -- but there's only one of them.
What is a monarchy?
100
The Bible is divided into two parts. This part of the Bible deals with the life of Jesus.
What is the New Testament?
100
44 BCE
What year was Julius Caesar assassinated in the Senate?
100
This is what Julius Caesar said when he came to a barbaric province and made quick work of conquering it. It is an example of the magic rule of threes.
What is veni, vidi, vici?
200
These were free men born in the Roman Empire.
Who were citizens?
200
This government has one ruler who abuses his power.
What is a tyranny?
200
Christians observe this holiday to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.
What is Easter?
200
509 BCE. King Tarquin is out. And something else happened of great significance.
When was the Roman Republic begun?
200
What the soothsayer told Julius Caesar before his assassination - but did he listen?
What is "Beware the ides of March!"?
300
These were the free working men of Rome - shopkeepers, craftsmen and the like.
Who were the plebeians?
300
When one nation takes over another one and another one, and is ruled over by one monarch, you have this kind of government structure.
What is an empire?
300
This prophet led the Jews out of Egypt and the Bible says that God gave him the Ten Commandments when he went to the top of Mt. Sinai.
Who was Moses?
300
750 BCE.
When did Romulus and Remus found the city of Rome?
300
This phrase refers to the irreversible moment when Julius Caesar advanced towards Rome with the army after the conquest of Gaul.
What is "crossing the Rubicon"?
400
These were the upper class free men of Rome. They did not have jobs, apart from looking after their estates and slaves.
Who were the patricians?
400
This kind of government does not have a monarch and has some kind of elected, representational government.
What is a republic?
400
This prophet had one child by his maid Hagar and another by his wife Sarah, and is considered the patriarch of both the Jews and Muslims.
Who was Abraham?
400
450 CE.
When did the Western Roman Empire fall?
400
This term refers to the food and entertainment provided to Romans by the government to keep them from rioting.
What is "bread and circuses"?
500
This is the word for someone or a group of people who are made to take the blame for something bad occurring, even if it was not their fault.
What is a scapegoat?
500
You had to be a patrician to serve in this body of lawmakers during the Republic.
What was the senate?
500
This group of pagans worshiped in Gaul and Britain by meeting in groves of trees at night.
Who were the druids?
500
27 BCE. There's been civil war as Roman leaders struggled to prevail. There's been Pompey. And there's been Antony and Cleopatra. But that's all over now.
When did Augustus Caesar begin his reign?
500
This general from Carthage tried to cross the Alps and attack the city of Rome - using elephants.