Emperors
Latin Roots
The Republic
Innovations
Geography
100
Emperor Hadrian
What emperor supervised the building of the Pantheon?
100
lingua
What is the Latin root meaning "tongue"?
100
Consuls
What is the term for the two elected leaders of the Roman Republic?
100
Pantheon
What is the building with an occulus, built to symbolize the gods looking down upon man's judgments?
100
Tiber River
What is the river in Rome that became polluted by waste and garbage?
200
Nero
Who was the emperor known for murdering various family members and his tutor, as well as for locking audiences in rooms in order to make them listen to him play the lyre?
200
Manicure
What is an English word for a spa treatment that comes from the Latin root "manus"?
200
Patricians
Who were the wealthiest Roman citizens, who served as senators?
200
Mars
What god did Augustus build a massive temple in honor of?
200
Palatine hill
On what hill was Rome built?
300
Augustus
Which emperor created the first fire and police departments in Rome?
300
Vacare
What is the Latin root which matches the English word "vacancy"?
300
white toga
What would a Roman citizen wear to distinguish himself from a slave or non-citizen?
300
Aqueduct arches
What is a symbol of the genius of Roman engineering during Augustus' reign?
300
Africa
What is the continent directly south of Rome?
400
Augustus
Who was Julius Caesar's grand-nephew?
400
Pedestrians
What is the English word we matched with the Latin root for foot in our Latin activity?
400
Etruscan kings
Who did the Senate rebel against to form the Roman Republic?
400
Carrara
Where did the special white marble in Rome come from?
400
Italy
In what modern-day country is Rome situated?
500
Trajan
Who loved bloodsport events like chariot racing and gladiator fights?
500
Goods to be sold
What is the definition of "merx"?
500
Julius Caesar
Who effectively ended the Roman Republic by declaring himself "dictator for life"?
500
concrete
What is a building material the Romans discovered by accident.
500
Egypt
Where did Julius Caesar and Marc Antony encounter Cleopatra?