Ancient Rome
This Roman road, begun in 312 B.C., connected Rome with southern Italy.
What is the Appian Way?
This Roman general was assassinated on the Ides of March in 44 B.C.
Who was Julius Caesar?
This king of the Roman gods was the equivalent of the Greek god Zeus.
Who was Jupiter?
Wealthy Roman men often wore this draped outer garment.
What is a toga?
These fast-paced races featured drivers pulled by teams of horses.
What are chariot races?
This volcano erupted in A.D. 79, burying Pompeii and Herculaneum.
What is Mount Vesuvius?
his adopted heir of Julius Caesar became Rome’s first emperor.
Who was Augustus?
This goddess of love was the Roman equivalent of Aphrodite.
Who was Venus?
These professional fighters battled in arenas for public entertainment.
Who were gladiators?
This massive stadium in Rome was mainly used for chariot racing.
What is the Circus Maximus?
This Roman statesman and philosopher wrote speeches against Catiline.
Who was Cicero?
This emperor ordered the construction of a defensive wall across northern Britain.
Who was Hadrian?
This Roman god of war gave his name to the month of March.
Who was Mars?
This language was spoken and written throughout much of the Roman Empire.
What is Latin?
Romans watched plays and musical performances in these open-air structures.
What were theaters?
This emperor divided the Roman Empire into eastern and western administrative regions.
Who was Diocletian?
This emperor is traditionally associated with a major fire that damaged Rome in A.D. 64.
Who was Nero?
This messenger god was often shown wearing winged sandals.
Who was Mercury?
These multi-story apartment buildings housed many ordinary Romans.
What were insulae?
These staged battles sometimes recreated famous military victories.
What were mock battles?
This battle in 216 B.C. was one of Hannibal’s greatest victories over Rome.
What was the Battle of Cannae?
This emperor issued the Edict of Milan and later founded Constantinople.
Who was Constantine the Great?
This goddess of wisdom, crafts, and defensive warfare was the Roman equivalent of Athena.
Who was Minerva?
This class of wealthy landowners held much of the political power in the Roman Republic.
Who were the patricians?
This phrase described the food and entertainment used to keep Roman citizens satisfied.
What is “bread and circuses”?