Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar declared this title for himself, which gave himself all political and military power?
What is a dictator?
The founder and first king of Rome.
Who is Romulus?
This social class had most of the political power in the Roman Republic, and is named after the Latin word for "father."
What is patrician?
This man was retired and working his farm when he was appointed dictator to save Rome from the Aequi.
Who is Cincinnatus?
This female pharaoh of Egypt had a child with Julius Caesar, and later two children with Mark Antony.
Who is Cleopatra?
Julius Caesar fought local tribes in this location (modern day France and Belgium) as Roman governor from 59-49 BC.
The final king of Rome whose actions got the kings expelled from the city.
Who is Tarquinius Superbus?
This group, made up of wealthy Romans who previously held high political office, controlled the money in the Roman Republic and gave counsel to the consuls.
What is the Senate?
This set of triplets defeated the Curiatii triplets from Alba Longa to decide a battle for Rome.
Who are the Horatii?
Rome fought three wars against this city between 264-146 BC.
What is Carthage?
Julius Caesar defeated this man in a civil war, who had previously been his ally.
Who is Pompey (the Great)?
The second king of Rome, who discussed religion with the nymph Egeria and established religion in Rome.
Who is Numa Pompilius?
In the Roman Republic, these were the two annually elected officials who shared ultimate authority.
What is consul?
This man defended a bridge all by himself while his fellow Romans escaped back into the city.
Who is Horatius Cocles?
Publius Claudius Pulcher threw these animals off a boat when they wouldn't give him the proper omens before battle.
Chickens
This lieutenant of Julius Caesar apparently offered Caesar a crown at a public festival, and later fought a civil war against Caesar's nephew Octavian.
Who is Mark Antony?
The sixth king of Rome, whose head caught on fire but did not burn as a child.
Who is Servius Tullius?
In the Roman Republic, this was the group that acted as a legislature (i.e. voted on laws).
What is the (popular) assembly?
This man burned his right hand off to prove the courage of Romans to Lars Porsenna.
Who is Mucius Scaevola?
This man was the third member of the First Triumvirate alongside Pompey and Julius Caesar.
Who is Crassus?
After a battle in Turkey, Caesar sent this Latin message to the Senate back in Rome to announce his victory.
What is "veni, vidi, vici"?
The third king of Rome, who was very warlike and destroyed the city of Alba Longa.
Who is Tullus Hostilius?
In the Roman Republic, this was the official elected by the plebeians who protected the interests of the common people.
This woman escaped from Lars Porsenna's camp by swimming across the Tiber river, but courageously returned in exchange for other Roman prisoners.
Cloelia
Hannibal successfully ferried his elephants across this river in France by building rafts with earth piled on top.
What is the Rhone?