An ambitious Roman general who declared himself dictator for life.
Who is Julius Caesar.
100
The name of the river running through Rome.
What is the Tiber River.
200
Who was the apostle to the Gentiles
What was Paul
200
A wealthy landowner and office holder during the Republic.
What is a Patrician.
200
Who were the top two rulers during the Roman Republic which were elected and shared power equally.
Who are Consuls
200
The first Roman
Emperor.
Who is Caesar Augustus.
200
The name of the capital city of the Eastern Roman Empire.
What is Constantinople
300
The answer to this number 'D' plus 'C'
What is 600
300
A leader who gains power by force.
What is a Tyrant
300
A mysterious people who took power in Rome about 600 B.C. and were the first kings.
Who were the Etruscans.
300
This emperor built a wall in England to keep out invaders and create a border for the Northern part of the Empire.
Who is Hadrian.
300
This mountain range runs down the middle of Italy and in also called the "spine."
What are the Apennines
400
Under this emperor, the first official campaign against the Christians began in AD. 64.
Who was Nero.
400
A term for a financial crisis in which money becomes less and less valuable
What is inflation.
400
The most powerful part of the gorernment which mirrors our own legislative branch of government, proposing and voting on new laws.
What is the Senate.
400
The last of the "good emperors" who chose his sone Commodus to follow him.
Who was Marcus Aurelius.
400
The mountain range served as a "great divide" between Italy and the rest of Europe.
What are the Italian Alps.
500
This person gave a last ditch effort to strengthen the Roman Empire by fortifying the army, the borders, and reforming the tax laws. He proposed diviging the empire into east and west
Who was Diocletian.
500
Children wore a special locket aroung their neck given to them at birth. Hint: Girls wore theirs until the eve of their wedding day.
What is a Bulla?
500
Name five of the eight tribes that invaded the Western Empire during the final fall of Rome
Who are the Vandals, Visigoths, Huns, Anglos, Saxons, Jutes, Franks, Lombards
500
The years in which Constantine reigned as emperor.
What is 312AD-337AD
500
The city which Hanibul came from during the Punic Wars.