Geography of Italy 1
What mountains are at the top of the boot?
The Alps
What sea is to the south?
Mediterranean Sea
What city is in the Bay of Naples?
Baiae
What started the Trojan War?
At the wedding of Thetis and Peleus, Erys (the goddess of discord) rolls a golden apple in that says "For the fairest goddess."
How did Aeneas escape the destruction of Troy?
He and the remaining Trojans built a shop and set sail for a new home.
What mountains are the spine of Italy?
The Apennines
What sea is to the east?
Adriatic Sea
You go through Appia if you go on the __________.
Appian Way
What 3 goddesses competed for the golden apple? Which goddess gained the golden apple? Who awarded it to her? What was his reward?
Venus, Minerva, and Juno. Venus. Paris. The most beautiful wife.
Who was Dido, and over what city was she queen?
Dido was the queen of Carthage and in love with Aeneas.
What is the Peninsula?
The boot
When did Mt. Vesuvius erupt?
79CE
Latium is now called what? And located where?
Rome. On the west central coast.
How long did the war last?
10 years.
Who are Latinus, Lavinia, and Turnus?
Latinus was the king of Latium, Lavinia was his daughter, and Turnus was the leader of the Rututians and promised Lavinia's hand.
What is the southern island?
What two cities did Mt. Vesuvius destroy?
Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Where is Ostia located?
On the mouth of the Tiber River.
What was one famous Greek warrior in the war?
What famous Greek poet wrote about the war? What were his two epic poems?
Homer. Iliad and the Odyssey.
What sea is to the west?
Tyrrhenian Sea
What coast is the Bay of Naples on?
The southwest coast.
What are Italy's two main exports?
Grapes and olives.
What was one famous Roman warrior in the war?
Hector.
What famous Roman poet wrote about the war? What was his epic poem?
Vergil. Aeneid.