Famous Romans
He was a Roman senator and general, who ruled of Britain, and was part of the Arval Brotherhood.
Who is Salvius?
The language that people in Rome spoke.
What is Latin?
The city that was buried in volcanic ash during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
What is Pompeii?
True or False: Roman Senators ruled for life.
What is False?
True or False: The Ancient Romans encouraged worship of many gods, especially in conquered territories to help the people be more comfortable with Roman rule.
What is True?
The first Roman Emperor to profess and legalize Christianity.
Who is Emperor Constantine the first?
The year of the Fall of the Roman Empire.
What is 476 AD?
The river that runs through Rome.
What is the Tiber River?
The number of Kings during the Reign of Kings.
What is seven kings?
The people from which the Romans got the 12 major gods and goddesses from.
Who are the Greeks?
The first Roman Emperor.
Who is Augustus Caeser? Also, known as Octavian
In Alexandria, the person who succeeded Alexander the Great as ruler.
Who is Ptolemy?
This was a highly developed tribal and agricultural island civilization that was invaded and conquered by the Romans in AD 43.
What is Britain (or in Latin Britannia)?
These two people were heads of state in Rome for only 1 year at a time, and would be elected to presided over the Roman Senate and command the military.
Who are the Roman consuls?
The Roman god and goddess who were rulers of all the gods.
Who are Jupiter and Juno?
The author of The Aeneid, who was regarded by the Romans as the greatest Roman poet.
Who is Virgil?
The series of 3 wars Rome fought against Carthage.
What are the Punic Wars?
By the 1st Century A.D. this city was as large and as splendid as Rome, and was the greatest city in the eastern part of the Roman empire.
Hint: was known for being a meeting place of trade routes and a center for education
What is the city of Alexandria?
Directly after the reign of the kings, this was the specific format of the Roman government where the people governed themselves. Give either of the possible names.
What is a representative democracy otherwise known as a republic?
The two people, according to Roman mythology, built Rome and went on to found it. They were raised by a she-wolf.
Who are Romulus and Remus?
Named himself Dictator for Life of the Roman Empire, and was assassinated on the Ides of March.
Who is Julius Caesar?
The name of the time period of peace in the Roman Empire, which was roughly 200 years long. This time period was also the golden age of scientific advancement/education (arts, literature, technology), trade (so a flourishing economy).
What is Pax Romana?
At the peak of the Roman empire, this was about the amount of land that they controlled.
Hint: in miles, give a rough estimate
What is 2 million square miles of territory?
The chronological order (from foundation to the fall of the Empire) that Rome's government was organized by.
Hint: There are 3 types
What is the Reign of the Kings, the Roman Republic, and Imperial Rome (or the Roman Empire)?
List 6 of the 12 Roman gods and goddesses known as the Dii Consentes (or the Greek equivalent of the 12 Olypians)
Who are Jupiter, Juno, Neptune, Minerva, Mars, Venus, Apollo, Diana, Pluto, Mercury, Vulcan, Ceres?