Vocabulary
a public square in an ancient Roman city
What is a forum?
a channel made by humans that carries water over a long distance
What is an aqueduct?
the peninsula where the city of Rome is located
What is Italy?
A Roman general he conquered Gaul, became the most powerful man in Rome and was assassinated.
Who was Julius Caesar?
Many of Hannibal's soldiers rode these huge animals across the Pyrenees and Alps mountains in the second Punic War
What were elephants?
to choose someone for public office by voting
What is to elect?
a long piece of land almost completely surrounded by water
What is a peninsula?
the continent south of the Roman Empire
What is Africa?
Rome's first emperor, he was Julius Caesar's nephew and adopted son. His birth name was Octavian but he was given this title by the Roman Senate.
Who was Augustus?
these two Roman senators led the plot to kill Julius Caesar
Who were Brutus and Cassius?
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
What is a pope?
to treat in a cruel way, to hurt or injure
What is to persecute?
the city in Egypt named after Alexander the Great where Antony and Cleopatra died
What is Alexandria?
a fierce Carthaginian general, he fought Rome in the Punic Wars
Who was Hannibal?
this was the ancient language of Rome
What was Latin?
a person chosen to run a province or territory
What is a governor?
a government in which the citizens have the right to elect their representatives to make laws
What is a republic?
The city in Africa where Hannibal was from
What was Carthage?
He was a Jew who was born in Bethlehem and died on a cross. His teachings became the basis of a new religion.
Who was Jesus?
Who was Nero?
the putting to death of someone on a cross
What is crucifixion?
a governing or law making body
What is a senate?
the big sea to the south of Italy
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
this Emperor legalized Christianity in Rome and became the first Christian emperor of Rome
Who was Constantine?
What is the Pax Romana?