From Republic to Empire
Cicero argued the way to make Rome a better place was to ...
limit the power of generals
The year Octavian died
AD 14
Th people of Britain were known as
the Celts
Roman Roads stretched as far north as
Scotland
Most of the great doctors in the Roman empire were from ___________
Greece
a region that included much of modern France, Germany, and northern Italy that was conquered by Caesar between 58 and 50 BC
Gaul
How did Marc Antony insult Augustus?
He divorced his sister to be with Cleopatra
Famous landmark built to mark the border between Roman and non-Roman territory
Hadrian's Wall
The Romans built tall _______________ along their roads to mark distances
milestones
Roman cement was made of ________, __________, ___________
lime, volcanic rock, ash
The three most powerful men in Rome at the time (formed the first triumvirate)
Caesar, Pompey, Crassus
Antony was defeated by Augustus in the Battle of __________
Actium
Mare Nostrum means ...
"Our Sea"
the _______ ran down the center of the circus, and chariots raced around it seven times
spina
The Romance languages are ___________, _________, ____________, ____________, and ___________
Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian
In 49 BC Caesar famously led his army back into Italy by crossing this river
the Rubicon
Augustus means
"the revered one"
From the North of Spain the Romans imported two products, which were ___________ and __________
gold, iron
The Colosseum design was based on many _________ and ____________, hallmarks of Roman engineering.
arches, vaults
The motto of the United States ...
"e pluribus unum"
"out of many, one"
Caesar got stabbed on March 15th, which is known as...
the Ides of March
Augustus took the title "princeps", which means ...
"first citizen"
during the Pax Romana, this Roman city in Egypt flourished
Alexandria
Many Romans homes and businesses had elaborate __________ built into their floors.
mosaics
One of the largest aqueducts in the United States today carries water from _____________ to ______________
Northern California
Southern California