Roaming with the Romans
This city was the center of the Roman Empire
What is Rome?
This group of wealthy men helped make laws in Rome
What is the Senate?
These twin brothers are said to have founded Rome
Who are Romulus and Remus?
The Roman people who fought in war.
What are soldiers?
These were Rome’s first written laws.
What are the Twelve Tables?
This sea was important for Roman trade and travel
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
Rome was first ruled by kings, then became the type of government where people voted
What is a Republic?
This brother killed Remus and became the first king of Rome
Who is Romulus?
These people battled in an arena for entertainment.
Who are gladiators?
This means that all people must follow the law.
What is rule of law?
Romans built these long, straight paths to travel across their empire
What are roads?
This famous leader became a dictator of Rome
Who is Julius Caesar?
This hero traveled from Troy and helped start the Roman people
Who is Aeneas?
Rome fought this North African city in the Punic Wars.
What is Carthage?
Breaking a law is called this.
What is a crime?
This river runs through Rome
What is the Tiber River?
The leader of Rome during the empire was called this
What is an emperor?
The creature that raised Remus and Romulus.
What is a wolf?
This general crossed the Alps with elephants.
Who is Hannibal?
A person who decides if someone broke the law is called this.
What is a judge?
This continent included much of the Roman Empire
What is Europe?
The common people of Rome that could vote
What are the plebeians?
The people Aeneas joined forces with.
Who are the Latins?
Caesar made friends with this general but later fought him for power.
Who is Pompey?
Laws helped keep this in society.
What is order?