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What was the Colosseum?
An Amphitheater
What social class was the majority of the Army?
Plebeians
What was Rome's first ever government?
Monarchy
How many years did Rome last?
About 1000
What emperor started the Pax Romana?
Octavian Caesar started the Roman Peace Period
What was a large stone structure that brought fresh water into cities?
Aqueducts
What three continents did the Romans have land from?
Europe/Asia/Africa
Rome's Language was....
Latin
What volcano destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum?
Mt. Vesuvius
What mountain range is directly north of the Italian Peninsula?
Alps
What happened to some people who participated in plays?
They died in real life
What was the testudo?
Tactic where the Romans made a shield box for protection
Who overthrew the Republic?
Julius Caesar
Who kept on invading Rome's borders?
Barbarians
What river runs through the city?
Tiber River
A place that people would socialize and get their skin scrapped and etc.
Roman Bathhouse
What was the Roman Laws called?
Twelve Tables
What day did Caesar get assassinated by the Senate?
Ides of March
What is a civil war?
When two sides of the same country fight each other.
This emperor stopped the Persecution of Christians.
Emperor Constantine
3 ways to become a Gladiator
POW/Slave/Volunteer
What empire did Rome beat in the Punic Wars?
Carthage
Name the three branches of Government for the Republic
Consuls
Senate
Tribunes
What religion caused Rome to Fall?
Christianity
What color did Julius Caesar wear to upset the Senate?
Purple