Geography
This is the river that runs through Rome
Tiber River
Type of government where leaders are chosen to represent the people
Republic
He was considered a kind ruler until he went mad and began seeing his mother's ghost.
Nero
Romans were the greatest at building what 3 things?
1. Roads
2. Bridges
3. Aqueducts
What is the most widespread of the world's major religions?
Christianity
This volcano destroyed the city of Pompeii
Mt. Vesuvius
Wealthy men who were in control of the Roman Senate
Patricians
This emperor is known for creating a running water system throughout Rome known as the aqueducts. He is also a close relation of Julius Caesar.
Augustus
This art style is from both Rome and Greece
Greco-Roman
He was stabbed to death on the Senate Floor
Julius Caesar
This neighbor of Rome gave them most of their gods and goddesses
Greece
This group of people were in charge until they were removed for a Republic
Etruscans
He loved watching and competing in gladiator fights.
Commodus
What is one difference between the Latin alphabet and the English alphabet?
Latin has 23 letters, English has 26
A sacred rite or ritual performed in the church
Sacrament
This is where Constantine moved the capital
Byzantium
A common or poor person in the republic
Plebeian
This ruler was the first non-Italian emperor
Trajan
Name of the artist who well known for his Renaissance murals and frescoes
Michelangelo
Two Etruscan influences that the Romans used as their own.
Arches, cuniculus and sporting events (slave fighting/chariot racing)
Mountain range north of the Italian peninsula
The Alps
An official of Rome elected by Plebeians to represent them
Tribune
This ruler revolutionized the arch during his reign, but was poisoned by his wife so that her son could be the next ruler.
Claudius
Name one of the causes for the decline and fall of the Roman Empire
Political instability, social issues, economic issues, weakening frontiers, moving the capital
How did most people in Pompeii die?
suffocation- cement in their lungs