Roman History & Geography

Augustus Caesar

Augustus Caesar

First Roman emperor, creator of the Pax Romana

Caligula

Emperor known for making his horse a senator and "defeating Neptune" by attacking the sea

Constantine

Emperor who made Constantinople the new capital

Remus

Twin who was killed by his brother for losing a bet on where to build a city

Romulus

First king of Rome

Hadrian

Emperor who built a wall dividing Britannia to protect from barbarians, built the Pantheon

Julius Caesar

Most famous Roman general and dictator

Nero

Emperor who is best known for burning down part of Rome to build his own palace

Romulus Augustus

Final emperor of Rome

Tarquinius Superbus

Last king of Rome

Praetorian

Elite group of soldiers who served as the emperor's body guard

Titus

Emperor during the eruption of Vesuvius

Trajan

Emperor when the Roman empire was at its largest extent

Punic Wars

Series of battles between Rome and Carthage

Mt. Vesuvius

erupted in 79AD

Aqueduct

Roman method of transporting water from distant sources to cities

Concrete

building material invented by the Romans

Arch

Roman invention allowing for taller construction with fewer materials

753 BC

year Rome was founded

509 BC

year the Roman monarchy ended, and the Republic began

27 BC

end of the Roman Republic, beginning of the Empire

476 AD

end of the Roman Empire

Constantinople

2nd Capital of the Roman Empire, aka: Byzantium & Istanbul

Twelve Tables

Roman system of law

First Triumvirate

Julius Caesar, Pompey, Crassus

Pax Romana

The Roman Peace, an agreement of peace and trade between Roman territories

Second Triumvirate

Augustus Caesar, Marcus Antonius, Lepidus

Aegyptus

Egypt

Graecia

Greece

Hispania

Spain

Gallia

France

Germania

Germany

Britannia

Great Britain

Asia Minor

Turkey