Rise of Rome
The location of Rome.
What is Italy...Tiber River...Palatine Hill?
This arena was where the gladiators fought to the death.
What is the Colosseum?
This island was who Rome and Carthage were fighting over.
What is Sicily?
Other than Caesar, name one of the other 2 members of the First Triumvirate.
Who were Crassus/Pompey
The 3 main causes of the fall of Rome are said to be...
What are weak/bad leaders; invasions; $$ trouble?
One of the 2 legendary founders of Rome.
Who is Remus/Romulus?
These officials of Rome were appointed to see that everyone, including "normal" citizens were protected by the government.
Who were the tribunes?
Hannibal was going to invade Rome from the north. However, one little thing stood in his way...well not little.
What was the Alps mountains?
Other than Octavian, name one of the other 2 members of the Second Triumvirate.
Who were Marc Antony/Lepidus?
The 2 emperors who divided Rome and tried to hold it together were Diocletian and this man.
Who was Constantine?
This group of people heavily influenced the culture of Rome.
Who are the Etruscans?
A type of government in which citizens elect representatives to govern is known as this.
What is a republic?
Rome wanted control over this body of water.
What is the Mediterranean?
Once Octavian became THE leader of Rome he changed his name to this.
What is Caesar Augustus?
The Eastern Roman Empire will become known by this "bizarre" name...
What is Byzantine?
This is the language of the Ancient Romans.
What is Latin?
Beginning with the rule of Augustus, there was a 200 year period of peace in Rome known as this.
What is the Pax Romana?
By what method did Rome finally destroy Carthage?
What is burning down?
Roman emperors serve for this many years.
What is ??
Not only did Rome split into 2 parts so did its religion. In the West, Constantine promoted his new religion...which was....
What is Christianity?
The geographic feature of Rome that helped it thrive and eventually unify.
What is a peninsula?
In Rome, the head of the household was known as the paterfamilia or by this more familiar name.
What is patriarch?
Of Rome and Carthage, they won 2 of the 3 "wars."
Who is Rome?
There are many dangers to being a Roman emperor. Name one.
What is ??
In the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine) they followed a different form of Christianity known as Eastern or Greek...
What is Orthodox?