Economy
the sea!
dictator
The Italian peninsula is famously shaped like a...
boot
wealthy leaders were called....
Patricians
vaults
What crops did Romans grow?
the two rulers of Rome who ruled at the same time are called....
magistrate
the river that runs through Rome
Tiber
This religion started in Rome
Christianity
this carried fresh water into the city
aqueducts
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What does Tripartite mean?
a government divided into 3 parts
Rome's public meeting space was called...
A forum
Romans allowed all of their conquered nations to do what?
Keep all of their religions
Romans wrote laws on something called...
the twelve tables
a mixture of sand and cement
concrete
Rome's first emperor?
Augustus Cesar
What is the name of the sea that the Roman empire surrounds?
Mediterrean
What is a patronage?
A wealthy person paying people to create art and other stuff
an open-aired stadium in Rome
Colosseum
Romans collected what from each of the countries they conquered?
taxes
What did Julius Cesar supposedly say when he was assassinated?
"et tu Brute"
What is the city where General Hannibal came from?
Carthage
The poorer people were called....
plebeians
people who joined the military had to serve for how many years?
18 years