Daily Life
What was the name of the garment worn by Roman men?
What is a toga
What structure carried water into Roman cities?
What is an aqueduct?
What was the name of the arena where gladiators fought?
What is the Colosseum (or Flavian Amphitheater)?
What body of government advised the consuls and passed laws?
What is the Senate
Who was the king of the Roman gods
Who is Jupiter
What meal was known as cena in Roman culture?
What is dinner
What was the name of the paved roads the Romans built?
What are viae
What was the name of the building in Rome where Romans watched plays, poetry readings, and musical performances?
What is a theater (or theatrum in Latin)?
What was the title of the two top magistrates who led the Roman Republic
What are the consuls
Which god was associated with war and often honored by soldiers?
Who is Mars
What was the name of the Roman public bathhouse?
What is a thermae
What material did the Romans use to make their buildings stronger and long-lasting?
What is concrete?
What were the naumachiae?
What are mock naval battles staged by the Romans?
Who famously crossed the Rubicon and ended the Roman Republic?
Who is Julius Caesar?
Which Roman festival honored the god Saturn and inspired modern holidays?
What is Saturnalia?
What was the name of the open central courtyard in a Roman house that often had a pool to collect rainwater?
What is an atrium
What type of building was used for public speeches and legal cases?
What is a basilica?
What popular Roman pastime involved throwing dice?
What is dice gambling
What was the name of the Roman upper class?
Who are the patricians?
What was the title of the chief priest in ancient Rome who oversaw religious ceremonies and maintained the Roman state religion?
What is the Pontifex Maximus?
What were the three main parts of a Roman citizen’s name called?
What are praenomen, nomen, and cognomen?
What architectural feature allowed Romans to build large, open spaces?
What is the arch?
What was the Latin term for public games, often paid for by politicians?
What are ludi?
What was the name of the period of peace and stability begun under Augustus?
What is the Pax Romana
What temple housed the eternal flame and was tended by Vestal Virgins?
What is the Temple of Vesta?