Geography and Beginnings
Rome is located in this country.
What is Italy?
After overthrowing the 7th King of Rome, the Romans created the first ever of this type of government.
What is a republic?
At its largest, the Empire stretched from the Atlantic ocean to which body of water?
What is the Euphrates River?
Ruler when Jesus was born, and first Emperor of Rome.
Who was Caesar Augustus?
Which Punic War was fought by Hannibal and his war Elephants?
The Second Punic War
According to legend, Rome was founded by these two brothers.
Who are Romulus and Remus?
Ruled by the people, through representation.
What is a republic?
Famous for burning Rome and blaming it on the Christians, he also was the Emperor who executed the Apostle Paul.
Who was Nero?
This famous leader of Rome caused the end of the Republic and became dictator for life.
Who was Julius Caesar?
This order from Emperor Constantine made religious tolerance law in the Empire.
What is the Edict of Milan?
This body of water borders Rome to the South.
In the Republic, this group was not allowed to vote.
Women and slaves.
These contributed to the spread of Christianity and a common language.
What are Roman roads?
Carthaginian general, famous for his war elephants.
Who was Hannibal?
This Emperor divided the Empire into a tetrarchy, and also tried to completely end Christianity.
Who was Diocletian?
This is the river that runs through Rome.
What is the Tiber River?
There were 2 peopole who held this job at the same time in Rome.
What is Consul?
Rome was invaded by these "Barbarians" in 410AD
Who were the Visigoths?
Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
Who was Scipio?
Two classes of people during the Roman Republic.
Plebians and Patricians.
Rome began as this type of government.
What is a Monarchy?
This famous "dictator" was so well-loved that we even have an American city named after him.
Who was Cincinnatus?
The Eastern half of the Roman Empire is known as the _______________.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
Emperor when Jesus was crucified.
Who was Tiberius?
This emperor made many improvements to Roman law, but he still allowed the persecution of Christians.
Who was Marcus Aurelius?