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The Colosseum
Family Life
Emporers
Nero
Gladiators
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Who will fight in the arena?
Gladiators and animals
100
What kind of child could go to school?
A child with a rich family.
100
Who is known as the most crazy emporer ever to rule in the Roman time period?
Nero
100
How long did Nero rule for?
15 years
100
What kind of man would fight as a gladiator?
Slaves, criminals and prisoners from war.
200
When was the colosseum first contructed?
In AD. 72
200
How do children without the money that can't go to school, learn
They were taught by their own family.
200
Who was one of the best rulers in that time?
Augustus
200
How old was Nero when he took the throne?
Age 16
200
How are gladiators distinguished?
By their armor, the weapons they use and the way they fight.
300
When was the colosseum finally done being built?
In AD. 80
300
What are 3 things that Roman children used to keep themselves buisy that we still have today?
Yo-Yo's, Seesaws and Board games.
300
Who was brought to power with Rome's civil war?
Ceasar
300
Why did Nero get to be in the throne at such a young age?
His mother poisened his father who was emporer.
300
What type of gladiator are you if you have a wide brimmed crested helmet with a visor?
A Thracian
400
How many feet tall is the Colosseum?
It is 159 ft. tall.
400
What were the three most popular pets to have in Roman times?
Cats, Birds and Monkeys
400
How did Claudius die?
He was poisened by the woman he loved
400
What was the most horrible thing that he did to the country?
Watching Rome burn and then build a luxurious palace
400
What kind of gladiator are you if you're trained to fight animals?
A Bestiarius
500
Why is most of the southern part of the Colosseum gone?
It is because of an earthquake that occured in 847.
500
What was the age you could get married in Rome?
14 for men and 12 for women (OMG!! That's our age!!)
500
What were the years that Augustus ruled?
From 31 B.C. to 14 AD
500
How did Nero die?
He committed suicide
500
What would they do before the gladiators fought?
A parade