Roman Government
What was the name of the first Roman emperor?
Augustus
Who was the king of the gods in Roman mythology?
Jupiter
What were the two main social classes in Roman society?
Patricians and Plebeians
When did the Roman Republic become an empire?
27 BCE
What were the massive structures built by the Romans to transport water?
Aqueducts
What were the two main bodies of government in the Roman Republic?
Senate and Assembly
What was the name of the goddess of love and beauty?
Venus
What was the name of the largest amphitheater in Rome?
Colosseum
What was the name of the period of civil war that led to the rise of Augustus?
The Triumvirate
What was the name of the famous Roman road that connected Rome to Britain?
Via Appia
What was the name of the Roman Senate's advisory body?
Curia
Who was the god of war?
Mars
What was the name of the Roman festival celebrating the harvest?
What was the name of the Germanic tribe that sacked Rome in 410 CE?
Visigoths
What was the name of the concrete used by the Romans to build their structures?
Roman concrete
What was the term for a Roman citizen who held political office?
Consul
What was the name of the underworld in Roman mythology?
Pluto
What was the name of the Roman language?
Latin
What was the name of the Roman emperor who divided the empire into Eastern and Western halves?
Theodosius I
What was the name of the Roman system of arches and vaults used in their architecture?
Arches and vaults
What was the name of the Roman legal code?
Twelve Tables
Who was the messenger of the gods?
Mercury
What was the name of the famous Roman poet who wrote the Aeneid?
Virgil
When did the Western Roman Empire fall?
476 CE
What was the name of the largest Roman temple?
Pantheon