Geography
The continent where Rome is located
What is Europe?
A system of basic rules and principles by which a government is organized.
What is a constitution
A garment of clothing worn only by the male citizens of Rome. It was a symbol of Roman citizenship
What is a toga
Many ancient Roman structures like the Pantheon, the Colosseum and the Roman Forum are still standing today thanks to the development of this.
What is concrete
Elected officials who enforced the law and judges cases.
Who are magistrates
This river is where the first ancient Roman civilization was established.
What is the the Tiber River
The most powerful branch of government in ancient Rome.
What is the Senate
A form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body.
What is a republic
The ancient Romans were the first to effectively harness their power in the construction of bridges, monuments and buildings.
What are Roman arches or an archway.
According to legend, the city of Rome is named after me.
Who is Romulus
Rome is located in this modern day country
What is Italy
In ancient Rome - laws that apply equally and treat everyone the same.
What is the Roman Rule of Law?
A basic unit of the Roman army consisting of 4,000 to 5,000 "heavily armed soldiers."
What is a legion
The basis of for early Roman law came from this.
What are the Twelve Tables
Americans in the late 1700's commonly compared George Washington to me.
Who is Cincinnatus
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The 2 major mountain ranges in Italy.
What are the Alps and the Apennine mountains
To reject the others decision in government
What is a veto
A structure, used by ancient Romans, to carry water over long distances.
What is an aqueduct
Ancient Roman government programs, including measures that subsidized food, education and other expenses for the needy.
What is welfare
I am the king of Gods in Roman mythology.
Who is Jupiter
This large island is next to Italy in the southern part of the Italian peninsula.
What is Sicily
A Roman scholar who played an important role in the politics of the late Roman republic.
Who is Cicero
One of two people elected by the Roman senate who govern Rome and commanded its army.
What is a consul
The Romans invented many surgical tools and pioneered the use of the cesarean section, but their most valuable contributions to medicine came on the battlefield.
What is battlefield surgery
The city of Cincinnati, which is located in southern Ohio, named their city after me.
Who is Cincinnatus