Rome
In Christianity, He is considered the Messiah.
Who is Jesus?
I pledge allegiance to this form of government dating back to the Romans.
What is a republic?
People who combined the ideas of the Greeks and Romans.
What is Greco-Roman?
A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage.
What are the Punic Wars?
In Christianity, he is considered the first pope.
Who is Peter?
A period of peace in Rome.
What is the Pax Romana?
The people of this city had nowhere to run when Mt. Vesuvius erupted.
What is Pompeii?
A military unit of ancient Roman army made up of 5,000 foot soldiers and soldiers on horseback.
What is a legion?
He is considered to be the founder of Rome.
Who is Romulus?
Not a racetrack, but the Romans brought water to their town using this innovation.
What is an aqueduct?
Gladiators would often fight till death in this famous arena.
What is the Colosseum?
The ancient Roman governing body made up of aristocrats.
Who are the senate?
Considered in Roman Catholicism to be the earthly leader of the church.
The decline in value of money, accompanied by the rise of prices.
What is inflation?
This Roman emperor announced the end of Christian persecution in Rome.
Who is Constantine?
The Roman republic had two of these officials elected each year to command the army and direct the government.
Who are the consuls?
Beware the Ides of March, this day recognizes the death of this famous Dictator.
Who are Julius Caesar?
With Byzantium as its new capital, Rome would move to this new city named after a Roman emperor.
What is a Constantinople?
This apostle helped spread Christianity by preaching and writing letters to churches which make up 13 books of the New Testament.
Who is Paul?
The Roman Emperor who ruled with an iron fist and limited personal freedoms but restored order in the empire.
Who is Diocletian?
The official language of Rome until the 20th Century
What is Latin?