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What country is Rome in?
Italy
What continent is Rome, Italy in.
Europe
What is the name of common Roman citizens- the workers, farmers, and tradespeople?
Plebians
What is the name of the members of Rome’s nobility, landowners?
Patricians
What animal did the gladiators fight?
Lions
What was the period of Roman Peace while Augustus was emperor?
Pax Romana
What is Minerva the Goddess of?
Craft and wisdom
The name of slaves or criminals who fought in the Colosseum for entertainment?
Gladiators.
What is Ceres the Goddess of?
The harvest
Who was the punic war against?
Rome and Carthage
What was the official religion of Rome?
Christianity
What is the name of the written laws (on bronze tablets) of Rome that were posted for all to see
Twelve Tables
The name of individuals that are elected by the Assembly. They commanded the Army, made the laws, ordered arrests
Consul
The leaders of the Roman Assembly who represented the plebians
Tribune
What cities did Mt. Vesuvius destroy?
Pompeii and Herculaneum
What are the colors of the flag?
Green, white, and Red.
What is the name of the river in Italy where Rome is located.
Tiber River
What is the name of the strong Carthaginian leader who was at war with Rome during the Punic War?
Hannibal
What is the animal used by Hannibal during the Punic Wars?
Elephants
Who was the first emperor of Rome
Augustus
What are the names of the two brothers that legend says founded Rome?
Remus and Romulus
Can you visit the Colosseum today?
YES
What is Neptune the God of?
The sea
The name of the enormous stadium in Rome where people went to be entertained with "games".
Colosseum
When was the punic war?
264-146 BC