NLE CIV

Ostia

port city of Rome

Pompeii

Roman city near Naples, Italy, which was buried during an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.

Mt. Vesuvius

Volcano that destroyed Pompeii

Brundisium

an important Roman seaport, was located on the southeastern "heel" of Italy

Apennines

a mountain range extending the length of the Italian peninsula

Asia Minor

the Turkish peninsula between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea

Troy

A kingdom that was destroyed by the Greeks in the Trojan War. It is located on the western coast of Asia Minor

Carthage

City located in present-day Tunisia, founded by Phoenicians ca. 800 B.C.E. It became a major commercial center and naval power in the western Mediterranean until defeated by the expanding Roman Republic in the third century B.C.E.

Roman Monarchy

753-509 BCE

Roman Republic

507-31 BC

Roman Empire

27 BC - 476 AD

consul

An elected official who led the Roman Republic

Romulus

First king of Rome

Tarquinius Superbus

Last king of Rome

Horatius

Hero of early Rome, known for defending the bridge over the Tiber River

Cincinnatus

A model dictator for the Romans. He organized an army, led the Romans to victory, attended victory celebrations, and returned to his farmland all within 16 days.

Forum

Rome's public meeting place

Palatine Hill

where Rome's richest people lived

Via Appia (Appian Way)

important Roman road, linked Rome to southern Italy

Pantheon

A building built in Rome during the reign of Augustus as a temple to all the gods of ancient Rome

Campus Martius

Part of the city used for assembling and training troops and for voting

Aquaeduct

a structure that has been built to carry water over long distances

thermae

Roman baths

circus

race track

amphitheatrum

amphitheater, arena

curia

senate house

basilica

marketplace

triclinium

dining room

insulae

apartment building

cena

meal

culina

kitchen

Who in Roman society wore a bulla?

children

The Quirinal, Aventine, and Capitoline are all Roman _____.

hills

The Roman goddess of wisdom, often depicted with an owl, was

Minerva