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An ancient region and Roman province that included most of present-day France.
What is Gaul?
100
A Roman athlete, usually a slave, criminal, or prisoner of war, who was forced to fight for the entertainment of the public.
What is a Gladiator?
100
A periodic count of all the people living in a country, city, or other region.
What is a Census?
200
A large stadium in ancient Rome where athletic events took place.
What is the Colosseum?
200
Roman general who became the republic’s dictator in 45 B.C./B.C.E.
What is Julius Caesar?
200
A high, arched structure built to carry water over long distances.
What is an Aqueduct?
300
A large, domed temple built in ancient Rome to honor many gods and goddesses.
What is the Pantheon?
300
Ruler of Egyptian government in Alexandria who backed Caesar in the civil war he waged from 49 to 45 B.C./B.C.E.
What is Cleopatra?
300
An armed conflict between groups within one country.
What is a Civil War?
400
An ancient city in southwestern Italy that was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D./C.E.
What is Pompeii?
400
First Roman emperor; won the civil war following Julius Caesar’s assassination and went on to unify the empire and establish the Pax Romana.
What is Augustus or Octavian?
400
A period of peace for the Roman Empire that began with the rule of Augustus in about 27 B.C./B.C.E., and lasted around 200 years.
What is the Pax Romana?
500
A ruler who has absolute power.
What is a dictator?