Punic Wars
The rivalry between Rome and Carthage over the island of Sicily caused this war
What is of the First Punic War?
The title of Virgil's epic poem about the mythic founding of Rome
What is the Aenied?
The military dictator who was stabbed by the Senate.
Who is Julius Caesar?
The era of peace and economic prosperity that spread across the Roman empire
What is the Pax Romana?
The Last king of Rome before it became a republic
Who is Tarquinius ?
Who is Hannibal?
A Trojan Prince who escaped the burning city of Troy who goes on and creates Rome
Who is Aeneas?
The nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar who becomes Rome's first emperor.
the nations that weakened the Roman Empire and led to its decline
Who are the Germanic tribes and Persians?
Who are the Patricians?
Hannibal is defeated at the battle of Zama in 202 B.C. and ended this war
What is the Second Punic War?
The names of twin boys who according to legend established the city of Rome
Who is Romulus and Remus?
The Emperor in 290 A.D. who tried to reform the Roman empire to keep it from collapsing
Who is Diocletian?
The member of families that came to Rome later than the Patricians and is another term for commoner
What is Plebian?
This punic war lasted over 20 years and was primarily fought at sea?
What is the First Punic War
The animal that nursed the babies Romulus and Remus
What is a wolf?
The last of the Julian Emperors who persecuted Christians and blamed them for the burning of Rome
Who is Nero?
The loss of these virtues led to the fall of the Roman empire
What is self-control and courage?
The two elected rulers of Roman Republic who directed the affairs of the city for one year
What are the consuls?
Rome leveled Carthage to the ground and sowed salt into their fields after this war
What is the Third Punic War
The author who recorded the legend of Romulus and Remus
Who is Livy?
The title the emperors Nerva, Trajan Hadrian Antonius Pius and Marcus Aurelius are collectively called.
What are " the good emperors."
The economic policy enacted to pay for an ever growing army that led to the roman empire to suffer
What are high taxes?
The latin phrase for the Senate and the People of Rome
What is Senatus Populusque Romanus ?