Ancient Rome

Rome is located in present day

Italy

Rome’s climate is similar to?

Southern California

Who was the Trojan who traveled to Italy after the Trojan War and started the formation of the City of Rome

Anneas

The legendary story of Rome;s found is based on twin brothers, Romulus and who

Remus

The Romans called their government what?

Republic

Who was the most powerful group in the Roman government, consisting of 300 to 500 members. they were appointed by the consuls and served for life.

Senate

What was the class of wealthy landowners who had most of the power in the Roman republic

Patricians

What was the working class of the Roman Republic

Plebians

What was formed, In 471 BC, giving a voice to the Plebeians

Council of Plebs

After Rome’s power grew they started trade issues with whom

Carthage

The Roman’s built their navy by coping the design of a captured ship from where?

Carthage

In the SECOND Punic War, Hannibal crossed the Alps in Northern Italy with his secret weapon. What were they

Elephants

What do Hannibal do upon hearing about the Roman army in Africa

Defend Carthage

Who won the Battle of Zama to win the Second Punic War

Rome

After destroying Carthage in what was called the Third Punic War, what did Rome do so that nothing would grow there again

Assauled the ground

After civil war broke out , who marched his army into Rome and declared himself dictator

Sulla

Caesar crossed the what River on his way to Rome with his army? This act was seen as an act of war

The Rubicon

During the Second Punic War, Hannibal crossed the Alps in Northern Italy with his secret weapon what were they

Elephants

Hannibal marched through and conquered Roman towns and cities for how many years

15HW

Who was the Roman general, who took an army to Africa to attack the city of Carthage

Scipio

After Caesar’s victory over Pompey’s army. Pompey fled to where?

Egypt

On the ides of March, 44 BC, Caesar was assainated by a group of Senators, ld by whom

Brutus

When a struggle for power started between Octavian and Antony, Anthony allied himself with whom

Cleopatra

Where did Octavians’ forces defeat Anthony’s forces

Actium

After their defeat of Anthony and Cleopatra, Octavian escaped and fled to where?

Egypt

What name refers to the time period between 27 BC to 180 AD. The period saw unprecendented peace and economic prosperity throughout the Roman Empire

Pax Romana

The Romans adopted their style of Art, Architecture and Literature from whom

Greece

The Romans were the first to use what building material on a massive scale

Concrete

The Romans built an extensive network of what, that moved water to areas of need

Aqueducts

The Romans built what that allowed them to easily to move military group around the empire and helped with trade and Sommer

Roads

The Aeneid, was the most memorable work of what Roman author

Virgil

What notable Roman historian wrote a detailed history of Rome in 142 books

Virgil

What was the arena that could set around 300,000 people, were the Romans held chariot races

Circus Maximus

What was an old soldiers drill field that was converted into a track and field playground

The campus

What was the arena, that could seat between 50,000 and 80,000 people, and wa used for gladiator contest

Colleseum

Who was born between 6 BC and 6 AD

Jesus

At what age did Jesus start his ministry

40

Who carried on Jesus’s ministry after his resurrection

Paul

What emperor ended the persecution and legalized Christianity with the Edict of Milian

Constantine

Many of Paul’s letters to the churches he had started, are now books what testament of the Bible

New

What Apostle was beheaded in Rome by Emperor Nero

Paul

Who was the first emperor to divide the empire into eastern and western halves

Diocletian

With the decline of the city of Rome, the capital of the empire was moved where

Byzantine

What did the people of Byzantine Empire call themselves

Rome

The greatest heights of the Byzantine Empire were during the reign of whom

Justinian

What Empire eventually captured Constantinople

The Ottoman

What was the Byzantine Empire’s official language

Greek

List the Emperors from Augustus Family

Tiberius, Caligula, Nero, Cladius

List the Five Good Emperors

Nerva, Trajan, Patrian, Antoninus pius, Marcus Aurelius