Roman Architecture
This Roman invention used gravity and allowed Rome to expand and transport water for drinking and plumbing within the city.
What is an aqueduct?
The name of the mountain range that Hannibal travelled over?
The Alps
The original ancestor escaped Troy and settled in Alba Longa, who Julius Caesar's family was descended from.
Who is Aeneas?
These qualities describe this Roman general: wealthy, humble, merciful, determined, ambitious and courageous.
What is Julius Caesar?
These massive animals were not well equipped at climbing mountains and often slipped and fell, taking men out with them.
What are elephants?
If you were a poorer Roman, you lived in this type of apartment building that was often cramped, smelly and only had running water on the first floor.
What are Insulae?
This sea was a vital trading route for Rome and other countries, and was named for being 'amid land'
What is the Mediterranean?
The dictator who ordered for Caesar to divorce his wife after outlawing the marriage of Patricians to Plebians.
Who is Sulla?
The name of the bundle of wooden sticks tied to an axe that became a symbol for Roman justice.
What is Fasces?
The name of the 3 wars that Hannibal and Carthage fought with Rome.
What is Punic Wars?
These two styles of houses were owned by the wealthiest Romans, with one being built in the city and the other being built in the countryside.
What is a Domus and A Villa?
The wealthiest city of the Phoenicians located on the coast of North Africa Across from Italy.
What is Carthage?
The names of the two most influential men in Rome, with whom Caesar formed a pact.
What is Pompey and Crassus?
The oldest unreinforced concrete dome in the world.
What is the Pantheon?
This Roman general cleverly sent Roman armies to Carthage and defeated the city in their last war against Carthage.
What is Scipio?
The hole at the top of the Roman dome that allows light to enter.
What is an Oculus?
The names of the countries that are now France and Spain?
What is Gaul and Iberia?
The latin phrase meaning I came, I saw, I conquered.
With the Invention of Roman roads, this major world religion spread throughout Europe.
What is Christianity?
The number of men in Hannibal's Army before he ascended the Alps.
What is 20,000?
The number of miles of roads that the Roman Empire built throughout the course of their reign.
What is 50,000?
The location/town of the second Punic War where the Carthaginians ambushed the Romans from the hills and defeated them with their elephants.
What is Canae?
The amount of money that Caesar was originally ransomed for.
The number of men Hannibal lost after climbing through the mountains to ambush Rome.
What is 500?
The name of the country that Pompey conquered; home of the Israelites.
What is Palestine?