ANCIENT ROME 1
Who is the Military Hero, Dictator for Life of Rome, Killed by his friends?
Julius Caesar
The Term "Pax Romana" refers to the --
What is the two hundred years of peace in Rome?
Who is the first emperor of Rome?
Augustus Caesar
Who are the legendary two brothers who founded Rome?
Romulus and Remus
I was the first king of Rome.
Who is Romulus?
What is the country the Romans fought during the Punic Wars?
Carthage
There were 4 main reasons for this including inflation and mercenary armies.
What was the Fall of Rome?
The city of Rome was built on this geographic feature.
What is the Italian peninsula?
What was an example of Ancient Rome engineering?
The aqueduct, the arch, the Colosseum
Who won the 3rd Punic War?
Rome
What is the result of the Punic Wars?Rome gained control of the Mediterranean Sea.
Rome gained control of the Mediterranean Sea.
What are some of the enduring impact achievements from Ancient Rome?
Building of roads, bridges, and aqueducts
Why was the Roman empire able to spread its influence into Africa and the Middle East?
The Roman empire controlled the Mediterranean Sea.
I invaded the Italian peninsula from Carthage (Via the Alps!).
Who is Hannibal?
Who won the first and second Punic Wars?
What is Rome?
The major physical feature most helped ancient Greece and Rome to carry on trade?
Mediterranean Sea?
Person in Ancient Rome who fought in an arena for entertainment - usually a slave
Who is a gladiator?
What island did the Romans conquer in the frst Punic War?
Sicily
I was an Egyptian Pharaoh/Queen I supported Julius Caesar but then Marc Antony.
Who is Cleopatra?
What did the Romans do in Carthage after the 3rd Punic War?
They killed or enslaved all of the people and salted the land so crops could not grow.
They provided clean water to public baths and water systems in the empire.
aqueducts
thin piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides - Italy is an example
What is a peninsula?
Who changed the attitude of Rome to allow and even encourage Christianity?
Constantine
ordinary citizen of Rome
What is a plebeian?
capital of the Eastern Roman Empire
What is Constantinople?