Geography
Romans sometimes used powdered mice brains for this purpose
Toothpaste
Romulus and Remus did this in 753 BCE
Founding of Rome
What was the name of the great temple in Rome dedicated to the gods?
The Pantheon
What year was Julius Caesar assassinated?
44 BCE
The well-preserved city located very close to Pompeii
Herculaneum
This celebration just before the winter solstice was eventually replaced with Christmas in the 4th century BCE
Saturnalia
Vesta was the goddess who watched over the sacred fire for every Roman house. What was Vesta's symbol?
Fire
What year was Romulus born?
771 BCE
How many birds did Romulus see?
12
The Library of Alexandria
Who is the Roman god of commerce who wore winged shoes?
Mercury
What year did the first Punic War start?
BCE 264
The Roman Emperor Tiberius banned this in public
Kissing
218 BCE; Italy was invaded by who?
Hannibal
What made the God Janus very special, when we see his picture?
Two Faces
What year did Constantine convert to Christianity?
312 AD
The road that connected Rome to Brindisi, in southeast Italy
The Appian Way
The ancient Roman gourmand, Apicius, once noted that the tongues of this bird animal had a specially fine flavor
Flamingos
This February 15th festival involved striking women with goatskins to make them fertile
Lupercalia
Who was the Roman god of the sewer system?
Cloacina
What year did Ovid write the Metamorphoses?
8 AD