Roman Emperors
He was the first emperor of Rome and the adopted son of Julius Caesar.
Who is Augustus?
Romans wore this item of clothing, often made of wool, as a symbol of citizenship.
What is a toga?
This arena could seat over 50,000 and hosted gladiator fights.
What is the Colosseum?
This Roman military unit typically had 5,000 soldiers.
What is a legion?
The Western Roman Empire officially fell in this year.
What is 476 CE?
Known for his wall in Britain, this emperor ruled from 117–138 CE.
Who is Hadrian?
Wealthy Roman homes had this indoor pool to catch rainwater.
What is an impluvium?
Romans perfected this material, allowing them to build durable structures.
What is concrete?
The Romans famously defeated Carthage in these wars.
What are the Punic Wars?
This city became the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.
What is Constantinople?
This cruel and infamous emperor is said to have "fiddled while Rome burned."
Who is Nero?
Most Romans got their water from this engineering marvel.
What is an aqueduct?
This building in Rome has a dome with an oculus and honors all gods.
What is the Pantheon?
Rome conquered this wealthy Greek-influenced region in the east.
What is Asia Minor?
High taxes, corruption, and this type of labor shortage weakened Rome.
What is a decline in slave labor?
The adoptive son of Marcus Aurelius, his rule marked the end of the Pax Romana.
Who is Commodus?
Bread and this was a common meal for the poor in Rome.
What is porridge?
These long straight roads helped soldiers travel quickly.
What are Roman roads?
He crossed the Rubicon River, sparking a civil war.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This Eastern Empire lasted nearly 1,000 years after the West fell.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
He split the empire into Eastern and Western halves to improve governance.
Who is Diocletian?
Wealthy children had these two types of educators a litterator and a grammaticus.
What are reading/writing and literature teachers?
This system of public toilets and underground sewers helped keep Rome clean.
What is the Cloaca Maxima?
This barbarian tribe sacked Rome in 410 CE.
Who are the Visigoths?
The last Roman emperor was a boy named Romulus with this last name.
What is Augustulus?