Monarchy
This man was the first king of Rome and the founder of Rome; he killed his brother Remus.
Who was Romulus?
This is a Latin word meaning "Public Things" or "Public Affairs"
What is a Republic?
This country was the main enemy of Rome
What was Carthage?
The Italian Peninsula is shaped like this.
What is a boot?
This is the goddess of the hearth and home
Who is Vesta?
This man was the founder of the Latin tribes who escaped the burning of Troy.
Who was Aeneas?
This group of people were the "First Families of Rome."
Who were the patricians?
The name of the famous Carthaginian general was this.
Who was Hannibal?
Rome was built along this river.
What is the Tiber?
This is the god who guarded the gate of every city
Who is Janus?
Who was Numa?
These were freemen who had few privileges and had to serve in the army without pay.
Who were the plebs?
The Roman general who was an equal to Hannibal and was very skilled was this man.
Who was Scipio Africanus?
This was the main sea that Italy jutted out into.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
Many Roman gods were borrowed from this group of people, but given a different name.
Who are the Greeks?
Because of these people, the Romans first learned about architecture, warfare, and pottery making.
Who were the Etruscans?
This man was a Roman dictator who used his powers for the good of the city
Who was Cincinnatus?
What is the Battle of Cannae?
These are the three main islands that the first Punic war was fought over.
What are Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily?
To have this was to be a good Roman, to not have this was to be a bad Roman.
What is virtue?
This Etruscan ruler was so cruel he was driven from the city by the people and ended the monarchy in Rome for good.
Who was Tarquin the Proud?
What were the consuls?
Cato the Elder would always say this at the end of all of his speeches, which in English means, "Carthage must be destroyed."
What is "Carthago delenda est?"
These are the mountains to the north of Italy
What are the Alps?
This modern day country, despite not believing in the Roman gods bases much of its official titles, architecture, and honors off of Rome.
What is the United States of America?