Geography
Rome is located in which continent
What is Europe
This was the first Emperor in Rome and the adopted nephew of Julius Caesar
Who is Octavian/Augustus Caesar
In early colosseum games the majority of people in the games were slaves and ___________
What are prisoners
In 753 BC the city of Rome was founded by these twin brothers who were said t be raised by a she-wolf
This group made up most of the Roman population. They were typically the poorer working class.
What are plebians
This river flows directly through the city of Rome
What is the Tiber river
This emperor was said to be fiddling the lyre while Rome burned
Who is Nero
These fighters fought man vs man and had a celebrity status in Roman society
What are gladiators
The Roman gods were directly influenced by and adapted from this culture
What is Greece
This group was the wealthy upper-class in Roman society. They had much more power than plebians despite being a smaller percent of the population
What are patricians
This mountain range protected Rome from invaders to the North
This man ALMOST became the first emperor but was assassinated by senators for gaining too much power
Who is Julius Caesar
Many of the executions in the Colosseum were from members of this new religious group in Rome
Who are Christians
The Punic wars was a series of wars fought between Rome and this country that used war elephants in their armies
What is Carthage
Rome had this many elected consuls
What are 2 consuls
The city of Rome is now located in this European country
What is Italy
This emperor constructed Nero's palace into the Colosseum
Who is Vespasian
This building finished construction in 80 A.D.
What is the colosseum
This emperor made Christianity legal to practice and moved the capital of the empire from Rome to Byzantium
Who is Constantine
The Roman Republic ended after this man declared himself dictator for life
Who is Julius Caesar
The italian peninsula on which Rome is located is surrounded on 3 sides by this sea
What is the Mediterranean
This emperor was known to participate in the gladiator games
Who is Commodus
Rome learned the idea of having gladiator games from these people
Who are Etruscans
Julius Caesar wrote that after his war, he had killed 1/3, enslaved 1/3, and sparted 1/3 of the population of these people
Who are the Gauls
This government position was given emergency dictator powers when the Roman Republic was threatened
What are consuls