Politics
This senator, once friend of Julius Caesar, was the last to stab him and committed suicide after the battle of Philippi
Who is Brutus
This Latin word, from which we derive "horoscope," literally means "hour"
What is hora, horae, f.
This Latin word from which we get moral, means habit or custom or manner
What is Mos, Moris
This Punic wars were fought between Rome and this city-state located in North in Africa
What is Carthage
Though it looks similar to dico, dicere, the word disco refers to what practice which doesn't require much talking
What is learning
While the Populares represented the views of most of the Roman people, this political faction opposed them
What is Optimates
This construction, translated with the word for, is used to describe a duration of time
What is the accusative of time duration
This was the Latin term that describes the typical path — usually quaestor, praetor, consul — by which men rose through political rank
What is the Cursus Honorum
The Gallic war, lead and recounted by Julius Caesar, was fought in this modern day country
What is France
Doctor probably comes from this Latin word meaning "to teach"
What is doceo, docere
In order, these are the names of the emperors of the Flavian Dynasty who ruled from 69-96 AD
Who is Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian
This Latin word which denotes a period of time looks strikingly similar to aestas (summer)
What is aetas, aetatis
This custom of feeding and entertaining the Roman people was coined by the poet Juvenal as he saw it as emblematic of a loss of the Republic
What is bread and circuses
In 330 AD, this Roman emperor moved the capital of Rome to the city sharing his name
Who is Constantine
This latin word looks like the word for bad or evil, but actually is a noun meaning apple
What is malum, mali, n.
This military group established by Augustus seems to have killed more emperors than it protected despite serving as their bodyguards
Who is the Praetorian Guard
One way to explain age in Latin is to use the 4th principle part of this verb which literally means "to be born"
What is nascor, nasci, natus sum
The doors of this temple were famously left closed in times of war, but opened in times of peace and were left open for the longest stretch of time under Augustus in the Pax Romana
What is the temple of Janus
What are the Alps
This Latin verb related to volo and nolo means to prefer
What is malo, malle
This man, whose head magically caught on fire when he was a boy, performed the first census and constructed the first wall around Rome when he became king following Tarquinius Priscus
Who is Servius Tullius
A.M. is commonly used to describe the time before noon because it is an abbreviation of this Latin phrase meaning "before midday"
What is "ante meridiem"
Traditionally, in a Roman military procession, this rank would carry the fasces, a bundle of rods tied together with an axe in the middle
Who is a lictor
Rome at its height extended so far east as to touch this body of water which lies between Saudi Arabia and Iran
What is the Persian Gulf
Statim and Protinus are two Latin adverbs sharing the same meaning which is this
What is immediately