General Roman History
Slaves who fought for entertainment.
What are gladiators
Type of government where officials are elected by the people to make laws and administer justice.
What is a Republic
A division of the Roman army that comprised about 6,000 men.
What is a legion
These people were rich and had most of the power in Rome.
Who are the Patricians
Structures that carry water into Rome from all over the nearby lands.
What are aqueducts
The founder of Rome and the first king.
Who is Romulus
The number of consuls serving at one time during the Roman Republic.
What is two
This queen was saved by Julius Caesar and knew Marc Anthony.
Who is Cleopatra
The working class people of Rome.
Who are the Plebeians
Place where a Roman would watch gladiator battles and mock ship battles.
What is the colosseum
The general who led Carthage over the Alps.
Who is Hannibal
What was the name of the law-making body of the Roman Republic, made up of Patricians.
What is the Senate
The Latin name for the peaceful period during Augustus' reign.
What is the Pax Romana OR What is the Pax Augusta
Roman provinces were all connected by these and allowed armies and trade to move very quickly.
What are roads
This type of architectural structure helped Romans build very tall aqueducts with significantly fewer materials.
What is an arch
The rich man who helped Caesar pay for his campaigns.
Who is Crassus.
The territory that Julius Caesar was governor over.
What is Gaul
The first Roman Emperor.
Who is Octavian or Augustus
The Roman Empire surrounded this body of water.
What is the Mediterranean Sea
This is the name of the temple to all the gods found in Rome with the largest unreinforced concrete roof in the world.
What is the Pantheon
The last king of Rome.
Who is Tarquin the Proud.
The river that Julius Caesar crossed when marching on Rome.
What is the Rubicon
This emperor fiddled (supposedly) while Rome burned.
Who was Nero
Romans used this substance to clean their clothes and was collected every day by people hired to do so.
What is human urine
The name for Roman baths.
What is thermae