Vocab
These were ordinary Roman citizens; usually landless and poor.
Plebeians
This is where the people would go to watch their favorite gladiator fight.
The Colosseum
This is the English playwright that created a drama about the life and death of Julius Caesar.
William Shakespeare
These are the twin, legendary founders of the city of Rome
Romulus and Remus
This is the Queen of Egypt that married Marc Antony and fought against Octavian.
Cleopatra
This is a form of government in which citizens elect their leaders
Republic
This is the name of the male head of the household in Roman families
Paterfamilias
Caesar, Pompey the Great, and Crassus were the three members of this governing group?
The First Triumvirate
These are the two heads of the Roman government that served for one year.
Consuls
This is the name of a group of Roman soldiers, usually with 6,000 men.
Legion
This is the Roman ruling class; usually wealthy landowners
Patricians
This is the only place where Roman citizens could clean themselves and socialize.
The Baths
This is the day that commemorates the assassination of Julius Caesar each year on March 15th (TODAY!!!)
The Ides of March
This was the "ideal dictator" that gave up his power after defeating Rome's enemy in just over two weeks.
Cincinnatus
This emperor was infamous for his brutality and setting fire to Rome in order to build his new home.
Nero
This is the idea that citizens have a responsibility to help their country.
Civic duty
This was the name of the campaign intended to distract the Roman poor with food and entertainment in the early days of the Republic.
"Bread and Circuses"
This is the English translation for the name Octavian gave himself when he became the first Emperor (Augustus).
The majestic one
According to legend, this animal kept two twin brothers alive who would eventually found the city of Rome.
She-wolf (female wolf)
This is the modern-day country that is a similar size to the Roman Empire at its peak.
The United States
These are motifs or images created by an arrangement of colored glass or stone
Mosaics
This is the name of the group of people that make/write the laws.
Legislature or Senate (either is fine)
This is how Octavian became the sole heir to Julius Caesar.
He was adopted by Caesar.
This is the book, written by Virgil, that tells of the legendary founding of Rome by a Trojan king.
The Aeneid
This is the tall pole with a symbol and banner on it used during battle.
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