Causes of Decline
Important People
Random Roman Questions
Mr. Rametta Facts
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100
The rapid increase in prices along with a drop in the purchasing value of Roman money.
What is inflation?
100
The 14-year-old boy who was the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, overthrown in 476 AD.
Romulus Augustulus
100
Emporers would serve for?
Life
100
What sport did Mr. Rametta play in college?
Baseball
100
What sports team uses this logo?
Houston Texans
200
What system did Rome use to replace assassinated/dead Emperors?
They did not have one/power struggles and appointments
200
Nomadic warriors from Central Asia whose westward movement pushed Germanic tribes across the borders into Roman territory.
The Huns
200
When money is present in an economy but this money has less value
Inflation
200
What is my favorite Pittsburgh Sports team?
Pittsburgh Pirates
200
Name this song
Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield
300
Rome relied heavily on these non-citizen foreign soldiers who were paid to fight, but often lacked loyalty to Rome.
Mercenaries
300
Emperor Theodosius issued a decree in 380 AD making this the official, exclusive religion of the Roman Empire.
Christianity
300
What year did the last Roman Emperor give up his crown?
476 AD (The year Rome fell)
300
What sport does Mr. Rametta play for fun?
He golfs
300
This pop star's massive 2023-2024 global concert tour became the highest-grossing music tour in history.
Taylor Swift
400
Rome's economy became unstable partly because it relied too heavily on this forced, unpaid labor force.
Slavery/Slave Labor
400
The Visigoth leader who led the first successful sack of the city of Rome in 410 AD.
Alaric
400
Which barbarian tribe was the FIRST to sack Rome?
The Visigoths
400
What year did Mr. Rametta graduate from Leechburg High School?
Trick question, he went to Kiski Area
400
In the hit Amazon series 'The Summer I Turned Pretty', what are the names of the two brothers Belly falls in love with?
Conrad and Jeremiah
500
Heavy taxation, inflation, and high defense costs led to the collapse of this key economic and social class.
The Middle/Working Class (plebeians)
500
The Roman Emperor who divided the vast empire into Eastern and Western halves to make it easier to govern.
Who is Diocletian?
500
Which barbarian tribe was the SECOND to sack Rome?
The Vandlas
500
What position did Mr. Rametta play in baseball?
Pitcher
500
Short for "charisma," this 4-letter word describes someone's charm or ability to effortlessly flirt, earning it Oxford's Word of the Year title.
Rizz