Roman Society
Large arena where the gladiatorial games were held.
Colosseum
Hannibal became famous when he marched his army through this mountain range.
The Alps
How did Caesar die?
Assassination
By the late period of the Roman Empire many Romans had converted to this new religion.
Christianity
This legacy of Roman infrastructure, used to move troops and goods throughout the Roman Empire, can still be found across Europe and North Africa.
Roman Roads
Building material used by the Romans to create some of Europe's longest standing ancient buildings.
Concrete
The homeland of Hannibal, defeated by the Romans in the Punic Wars.
Carthage
After the defeat of Pompey, Caesar fell in love with this Egyptian Pharoah.
Cleopatra
The Petrine Doctrine determined that the leader of the Catholic Church would be situated in what Roman city.
Rome
This calendar, adopted during Caesar's reign, forms the basis for the calendar used across the world today.
Julian Calendar
This class of Roman society made up the Senate.
Patricians
At this battle against the Romans, Hannibal won what many historians have called "the greatest military victory in history".
The Battle of Cannae
Caesar formed a political agreement with two other notable Romans: Crassus and Pompey. Together they were known as the:
Triumverate
After Constantine was baptized he moved much of Rome's army and wealth to a new capital city in the Eastern part of the Roman Empire, known as:
Constantinople
Rome became the first state in history to operate this form of government, that is now used by many countries across the world.
Republic
In the Roman Republic, there were two leaders, or:
Consuls
The Roman general who became famous in Rome for his defeat of Hannibal.
Scipio
After Caesar's death a second civil war began between Caesar's main lieutenant Mark Antony and Caesar's adopted nephew _____________ (he would become Augustus).
Octavian
This is the date most commonly associated with the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
476 CE
As the language of Latin went into disuse, it came to blend with many different European dialects, leading to a family of European languages referred to as the:
Romance Languages
The Roman "Golden Age" involved a 200 year period of peace, known in Latin as the:
Pax Romana
The initial outbreak of the Punic Wars occured over this island, which today is a part of Italy.
Sicily
When Caesar was recalled from Gaul, he made a decision to declare civil war on Rome by leading his troops over this river.
the Rubicon
In 410CE this leader of the Goths became the first person to successfully sack the city of Rome.
Alaric
The Romans took great pride in being ruled by laws. Today we recognize the Romans for the many reforms they made to law that are still practiced around the world today. The most important legacy the Romans left in law today is the concept of:
Innocent until proven guilty