Roman Rulers
They Fight, Right?
If you build it...
How they lived
Its all Greek to me
100
This Roman general fathered a child with Cleopatra and was fictionalized by William Shakespeare.
Who is Julius Caesar?
100
These are three major wars fought by Rome against the Carthagineans.
What are the Punic Wars.
100
Rome borrowed this technology from the Etruscans to guarantee a supply of fresh water.
What is the aqueduct.
100
Etruscan influence transformed Rome as a city by incorporating a method of city planning which is called
What is the grid system.
100
Jupiter and Neptune are planets in our solar system, but they are also borrowed ideas that preyed on the mind of Romans.
What is Grecian religion?
200
These magistrates numbered two in the Roman Senate and decided which ideas were debated.
Who were the Consuls.
200
During this battle, Hannibal went into Italy and slaughtered over 60,000 Roman soldiers.
What is the Battle of Cannae.
200
Constructed in 70 AD, the Romans once filled it up with water and re-enacted a naval battle.
What is the Colosseum?
200
This person was the head of the household in Roman society.
Who is the father?
200
This tool gave Rome a means to communicate effectively.
What is the phonetic alphabet.
300
This Roman emperor was known as one of the "Five Good Emperors" but was also known as a philosopher based on his "meditations."
Who is Marcus Aurelius?
300
During the third Punic War, this city was wiped off the face of the earth.
What is Carthage.
300
This architectural feature resembles a half circle.
What is the arch.
300
This is a favorite spot to socialize for Romans.
What are the baths?
300
Often finding it pleasing to their yes, Romans went to great lengths to obtain it.
What is Greek artwork?
400
He built a city in Byzantium and named it for himself and is the first Christian emperor.
Who is Constantine?
400
This Caesar was not a salad, but he was a nephew of another Caesar.
Who is Augustus Caesar or Octavian.
400
Built to protect Britain from northern tribes, this wall was constructed by this now famous general.
Who is Hadrian.
400
This Roman virtue of seriousness was valued by practical minded citizens.
What is gravitas.
400
In formulating their government, Rome was intrigued with this Greek idea of organization.
What is democracy.
500
He became the Roman ruler after the death of his great uncle, Claudius, and is rumored to play his lyre while watching Rome burn to the ground.
Who is Nero?
500
In this now famous battle, Octavian defeats the obnoxious Marc Antony and Cleopatra, through the cunning of general Marcus Agrippa.
What is The Battle of Actium.
500
This famous building which still stands in Rome has the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome and an oculus to let in light.
What is the Pantheon?
500
Cato the Elder criticized Roman citizens for loving the work of this philosopher.
What is Socrates.
500
Greek slaves were often used by Romans to do what to their children.
What is educate them?
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