Cities
This was the first capital of the Roman Empire
What is a Rome?
These were used to move troop quickly to all parts of the Empire.
What are Roman roads?
This man crossed the Rubicon with his army which will eventually lead to the end of the Roman Republic and the beginnings of the Roman Empire.
Who is Julius Caesar?
The public square in both Rome and Constantinople were called this.
What is the Forum?
The capital of the Roman Empire was moved here.
What is Constantinople?
These brought water to Roman cities.
What is an aqueduct?
This was the first Roman Emperor.
Who is Caesar Augustus?
Roman religion had serval of these.
What are gods and goddesses? (Polytheistic)
Rome is located on this peninsula.
What is the Italian peninsula?
Rome kept excellent records in this language.
What is Latin?
This is the emperor who expanded the empire to its' greatest area.
Who is Trajan?
This is what it cost for Romans to go watch the gladiators fight in the Colosseum.
What is nothing/free?
A volcano destroyed this city.
Pompeii
This stadium had a series of tarps that could be pulled out like sails to create sort of a dome to protect the crowd.
What is the Colosseum?
This Emperor split the empire in two to make it more manageable to govern.
Who is Diocletian?
This was the great church in Constantinople that was later turned into a mosque.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
This was the large arena in Constantinople used for chariot races.
What is the Hippodrome?
This type of catapults used counterweights to throw large stones great distances.
What is a trebuchet?
This emperor reunited the Eastern and Western Roman Empires back into one.
Who is Constantine?
200 year period of peace that began with Augustus becoming the emperor.
What is the Pax Romana?