Roman Republic
Name of "working class" in Rome
plebeians (or plebs)
The Roman name for the god, Ares
Mars
How many "tables" of law were posted in Rome?
12
Who infamously crossed the Rubicon River into Italy, marching on his own country?
Julius Caesar
Who is Fulvia?
Antony's wife
Name of "upper class" in Rome
patricians
A "paterfamilias" is
A. a priestess of Rome
B. a priest of Rome
C. the father of a Roman household
D. a Roman dictator
C. the father of a Roman household
Who was the first official king of Rome?
Romulus
France
What is the man called who tells the fortunes of Cleopatra's servants?
soothsayer
The law that allowed members of the working class to marry members of the upper class was the:
A. Canuleian Law
B. Licinian-Sextian Law
C. Hortensian Law
A. Canuleian Law
the virgin Roman priestesses were sacred to which goddess? (Must be her Roman name)
Vesta
This type of person (government title) was in charge of public games in Rome
Aedile
The three members of the SECOND Triumvirate
Octavian Caesar (or Caesar Augustus), Antony, and Lepidus
After he has left Egypt for Rome,what does Antony send to Cleopatra as a gift?
a pearl
The person in charge of the treasury of Rome was the
A. Dictator
B. Praetor
C. Aedile
D. Quaestor
D. Quaestor
The highest virtue of a Roman was called __________.
pietas
Zeus's full Roman name
Jupiter Optimus Maximus
The three members of the FIRST Triumvirate
Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus
What is the name of the enemy of the Triumvirate as the play opens?
Pompey (or Sextus Pompeius)
Name the three branches of government in Rome, in descending order of power (first has most power, last has least power).
(each branch is one word. NOT "aristocratic", etc.)
Consul, Senate, Assembly
___________, Roman prophets, read _____________,signs or warnings sent from gods.
Augurs; auspices
Name three types of "practical art" (architecture) the Romans invented and/or perfected.
Highways, Bridges, Aqueducts, Amphitheaters, Public baths, High rise apartment buildings
The battle in which Julius Caesar's assassin's were killed/defeated
Philippi
Who says, "A Roman thought hath struck him", and who is "him"?
Cleopatra; Antony