People
people who fought in the colosseum
Gladiator
Roman God of War
Mars
What material was often used to build things in Rome such as harbors, bridges, and aqueducts.
concrete
what was built to make the people of Troy think it was a peace offering.
The Trojan horse
What was built to host games and fights?
The Colosseum
Ancient Roman man killed on the Ides of March
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus
The god Aphrodite was technically married to but hated
Hephaestus
Artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge across a valley
aqueducts
These are formations that Romans use in battle. What do they translate to in English?
- Square Formation.
- Circle Formation.
- Tortoise Formation.
- Wedge Formation.
Ingenious design that prevented structures like the Colosseum from crumbling under their own weight
Arches
The first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity
Constantine I
The creature that made the Helm of Darkness (aka Cap of Invisibility)
(Elder) Cyclopes
What were the main things moved along Roman roads?
armies, officials, civilians, inland carriage of official communications, and trade goods.
The primary fighting style employed by the Roman legions was known as
gladius and scutum
One of the first temples created for common people to visit and worship
Pantheon
was a Roman emperor from AD 98 to 117, remembered as the second of the Five Good Emperors
trajan
The queen of the Amazons, a race of warrior women
Hippolyta
What year was the Julian Calendar introduced
45 BCE
what battle was a key engagement of the Second Punic War between the Roman Republic and Carthage, fought on 2 August 216 BC near the ancient village of Cannae in Apulia, southeast Italy
The Battle of Cannae
Center of day-to-day life in Rome, originally a marketplace
Roman Forum
The greatest forensic orator Rome ever produced
Marcus Tullius Cicero
God of Death (hint: not Hades, god of the dead)
Thanatos or Orcus
How many miles of roads did the Romans build?
50,000 mi
“daily acts," official texts detailing military, legal and civil issues
Acta Diurna
how many animals were killed in the colosseum
one million