Roman Myths
The stories state that Rome was built up and named by these two wolf-raised twins.
Romulus and Remus
His failed slave rebellion against Rome between 73 and 71 BCE led to the crucifixion of 6,000 people.
Spartacus
This man was the first emperor of Rome
Augustus Caesar
This village is widely considered to be where Jesus spent most of his early life.
Nazareth
This group ruled over the early kingdom of Rome, and imparted technologies like writing, metalworking, and the arch to the early Latins.
The Etruscans
The greatest influence on the old Roman pantheon was the religion of this Mediterranean region.
Greece
This war was fought over the island of Sicily, with the two sides being Rome and a former Phoenician colony.
The First Punic War
These two figures acted as the executive leaders of the Roman republic, and were selected by the Centuriate Assembly.
The Consuls
This law, passed by Emperor Constantine, ended the persecution of Christians in Rome.
The Edict of Milan
This man led the sack of Rome in 476 that ended the Western Empire.
Odoacer
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The epic poem The Aeneid, by the poet Virgil, claims that the Romans originated from this destroyed city.
These brothers were assassinated by the Roman senate for attempting to legislate land reforms for average Romans.
The Gracchi Brothers
This legislative body of aristocratic Romans served as advisors to the Consuls under the republic, and later the Emperors.
The Senate
What title is given to the bishop of Rome, leader of the Catholic Church.
Pope
This general campaigned in Italy for sixteen years after invading through the Alps, starting the Second Punic War.
Hannibal Barca
This god was imported to Rome from elsewhere, and was later compared to figures like the Egyptian Thoth and the Norse Odin.
Mercury
This emperor split the empire into two parts to attempt to hold the Roman state together.
Diocletian
This Roman emperor was known for his violent temper and brutal persecution of Christians. He took advantage of a fire in Rome to construct a new palace for himself
Nero Claudius
This punishment on the Jews led to Christians being banished from Judea and exiled to different parts of the empire.
The Jewish Diaspora
These tribes were forced to migrate into the Roman Empire in the 300s and would establish many of the kingdoms of Western Europe.
The Germanic Tribes
This Roman god of the harvest fathered Jupiter, and was honored with a festival each December.
Saturn
This war resulted in the destruction of the city of Carthage.
The Third Punic War
Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius, and Marcus Aurelius are known as this group of Roman Emperors.
The Good Emperors
This North African priest is credited with establishing the early Catholic Church's main doctrines and rules
Augustine of Hippo
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This leader of the Huns took power in 444 and would go on to sack 70 Roman cities across the two empires.
This government position was deified by a cult started by Augustus Caesar
The Emperor
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This city was destroyed under the reign of Emperor Titus in the year 79
This was an emergency position that had to be renewed by the senate every six months
Dictator
Jesus would have twelve of these, men who spready his teachings
Apostles
These tribes lived in what is now France, and were a chief enemy of Caesar during his campaigns
Gauls
This Zoroastrian god was imported to Rome around the first century CE
Mithras
This emperor was strangled to death by his gladiator coach, Hercules, while he took a bath.
Commodus
This is the process of melting down metal coins and adding more common metals to the mix so you can create more coins with less precious metal in them
Debasing
This Roman province would serve as the birthplace of Christianity
Judea
The title given to the prophesized hero who was supposed to free the kingdom of Israel and restore the House of David
Messiah
Pluto
This general crossed the Rubicon in the year 49 BCE, apparently saying as he went "Ialia iacta est" The die is cast
Julius Caesar
These political figures were meant to protect the plebeians from harmful patrician laws
Tribunes
"Jesus" is a bit of translation error, his real name was this
Jeshua
These tribes in modern-day Scotland were the reason behind the construction of Hadrian's Wall
Picts