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What is Pax Romana?
The period of peace in the Roman Empire that began with the reign of Octavian.
Who was responsible for the education of their children?
Their fathers.
Rome came in contact with a variety of different what?
Cultures.
During the Pax Romana what was written?
Latin literature.
Who claimed they had found Rome as a city of brick and left it as a city of marble?
Octavian.
What is a toga?
A loose robe worn by citizens of ancient Roman.
What did they study at school?
They studied reading, writing, and mathematics.
What culture was Rome mostly influenced by?
Greek culture.
Who wrote detailed history about Rome?
Livy.
Who did the Romans get their ideas from?
From craftsman and artists they captured during wars.
What is Cicero?
A philosopher, lawyer, and member of the Senate; considered the greatest Roman orator.
Boys sometimes continued their education by studying what?
Greek, Latin, history, geography, astronomy, and literature.
Who studied about the world around them.
Romans.
Who influenced other writers and students?
Cicero.
Romans were the first to use what for building and architectures?
Marble, concrete mixing gravel, sand, and mortar.
What is Virgil?
A Roman poet who wrote The Aeneid; considered the greatest Roman poet.
Children in Rome were citizens but did not have what?
Citizen rights.
What were the Greeks?
Artists and philosophers.
The Romans learned much from who.
The Greeks.
The Romans improved what?
The dome.
BONUS QUESTIONS!
What is Pantheon?
What is Colosseum?
BONUS ANSWERS!
An ancient Roman temple dedicated to all the gods.
A large arena where events were held to entertain the Roman people.
After becoming citizens boys did what?
Continued their studies or entered into business or the army.
The Romans made what in law and politics?
Contributions.
What was written about Romes glory?
The Aeneid.
What were used in many public buildings, houses, and other structures.
Arches.