Founding of Rome
Near what river was the city of Rome founded?
Tiber River
What was the name of the first written Roman laws?
The Twelve Tables
Which river did Julius Caesar cross in 49 B.C.E., signaling a start to civil war?
The Rubicon River
Which epic poem was written by the poet Virgil?
The Aeneid
In what year did the Western Roman Empire officially fall?
476 C.E.
Which mountain range protected Rome from northern invaders?
The Alps
What were large farming estates owned by wealthy Roman families called?
Latifundia
In what year was Julius Caesar assassinated?
44 B.C.E.
What were ordinary Roman citizens called?
Plebeians
What did the Eastern Roman Empire eventually become known as?
The Byzantine Empire
According to legend, what were the names of the twin brothers who founded Rome?
Remus and Romulus
What were the wars between Rome and Carthage called?
The Punic Wars
What was the long period of Roman peace called?
The Pax Romana
Which mountain erupted in 79 C.E. destroying the city of Pompeii?
Mount Vesuvius
During which historical period did the Holy Roman Empire emerge?
The Middle Ages
What leader did the Romans overthrow in 509 B.C.E. to end the monarchy?
Tarquin the Proud
What two things did the Roman Senate primarily control?
State finances and foreign policy
What title did Octavian take when he becam Rome's first emperor?
Augustus (majestic one)
Roman culture absorbed ideas from the Greeks and which other group?
The Etruscans
The Frankish Kingdom dominated the territory of which modern-day country?
France
Ancient Roman history spanned from approximately from 500 B.C.E. to what year?
600 C.E.
In what year did Rome officially become a republic?
509 B.C.E.
What battle in 31 B.C.E. secured Octavian's power over Rome?
Battle of Actium
The Romans unified much of which region through law, architecture, and language?
Europe
At which battle did the Visigoths defeat the Romans in 378 C.E.?
Battle of Adrianople