Roman Government
These were the nobles and wealthiest class of Rome. These were the common people of Rome that made up most of the population.
What is the Patricians and Plebeians?
The Punic Wars were fought between these two powerful nations.
What is Rome? What is Carthage?
The main reason why the Roman Republic fell.
What is too much land to control?
The first emperor of Rome.
Who is Augustus Caesar?
In Roman legend, these twins are the founders of the city of Rome.
Who is Romulus and Remus?
What is a Republic?
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
These three Roman men would be the most powerful people in the Roman Republic. Eventually would betray each other.
Double Points: Name all three men.
What is the Triumvirate?
Who is Julius (Oreezy) Caesar? Who is Pompey? Who is Crassus?
This term refers to Rome's golden age, a 200 year period of peace and prosperity.
What is the Pax Romana?
These were the three main civilizations that Rome was influenced by/stole from.
What is the Greeks, Estrucans, and Latins?
This was the original set of Roman Laws.
What is the Twelve Tables?
This Carthaginian general fought during the 2nd Punic War, planned to take over Rome by crossing the Alps with his entire army.
Who is Hannibal?
The most powerful position in Roman government, only chosen during times of crisis, rule lasts for six months.
What is a dictator?
What is no system of succession?
This battle was where Augustus' forces defeated Marc Antony and Cleopatra's armies.
What is the Battle of Actium?
These men were the administrators who ran the government, had one year terms.
What is a consul?
These were the three causes of the 1st Punic War.
What is Carthage had taken over Sicily? What is the control of the Messina Strait? What is Rome feared they would be invaded?
Julius Caesar was feared by the other members of the Triumvirate for these two reasons.
What is the ambition of Caesar? What is Caesar's popularity?
These men made up the Second Triumvirate after the death of Julius Caesar.
Who is Augustus Caesar, Marc Antony, and Lepidus?
This river was crossed by Julius Caesar when he defied the Roman government and started the 2nd Roman Civil War.
What is the Rubicon River?
These were the judges who served on the Roman Assembly, made sure laws were fair.
What is a praetor?
These were the four major outcomes of the 3rd Punic War.
What is the destruction of Carthage? What is Carthage citizens sold into slavery? What is the return of African territory? What is complete control of the Mediterranean Sea?
These were four major reasons why the Roman Republic fell.
What is slavery taking jobs? What is small farmers being forced off their farms? What is overcrowding of Roman cities? What is growing class tensions?
These were three changes Augustus Caesar made to the Roman Empire.
What is a road network linked throughout the empire? What is creation of multiple military bases? What is the creation of a Civil Service? What is the inclusion of Plebeians in the government?
According to legend, these were Julius Caesar's last words.
What is Et tu, Brute (Even you, Brutus?)