Roman Architecture and Engineering
Roman Culture
Famous People
Religion
Potpourri
100
this was carried by structures like the one pictured below...
What is water?
100
the official language of Rome
What is Latin?
100
last pharaoh of Egypt and mother of Caesarion
Who is Cleopatra?
100
this monotheistic religion started in Judea in the Roman Empire and spread along Roman roads and trade routes
What is Christianity?
100
name of the volcano that destroyed Pompeii in 79 A.D.
What is Mt. Vesuvius?
200
the "secret weapon" of Roman building and engineering; a building material they used in many projects
What is concrete?
200
well-trained killers who fought each other or animals until death, all for the amusement of spectators
What are gladiators?
200
first Roman emperor
Who is Caesar Augustus?
200
after the death of Jesus, the person most responsible for spreading Christianity in its early days
Who is Paul?
200
the golden age of Rome--not perfect, but rather peaceful and prosperous; began with the reign of Augustus
What is the Pax Romana?
300
of the following architectural elements, the two that the Romans used but the Greeks did not: columns, roofs, arches, windows, domes
What are arches and domes?
300
on formal occasions, men of Rome wore these over their knee-length sleeveless tunics
What are togas?
300
the legendary twin brothers, one of whom founded Rome
Who are Romulus and Remus?
300
king of the Roman gods; Roman name for Zeus
What is Jupiter?
300
these non-Greek, non-Latin speaking outsiders helped lead to Rome's fall
What are barbarians? (or Goths, Visigoths, Vandals, etc.)
400
The name of this building...
What is the Pantheon?
400
the kind of event you'd see at the Circus Maximus; maybe you'd cheer for the Greens, maybe the Blues
What is a chariot race?
400
general, boyfriend of Cleopatra, member of the Second Triumvirate, fought against Octavian
Who is Marc Antony?
400
The first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity?
Who is Constantine?
400
the part of the Roman Empire that survived until 1453
What is the Eastern Roman Empire (or the Byzantine Empire)?
500
money to build this structure came from the destruction and theft of treasures from...
What is the Second Jewish Temple of Jerusalem?
500
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What is 476?
500
famous Roman Senator and speaker and outspoken defender of the Roman Republic; when he died, his enemies had his hands and head cut off and displayed in the Forum
Who is Cicero?
500
wife of Jupiter; goddess of marriage and childbirth; Roman name for Hera
What is Juno?
500
Caligula, one of Rome's most notorious emperors, made this a Senator
What is a horse?