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rome
| Question | |
|---|---|
| what is the Tiber river | Romes longest river |
| what is the Italian peninsula | Apennine Peninsula extends 1,000 km from the Po Valley |
| what is the Mediterranean sea | a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, |
| what is Rome | a sprawling, cosmopolitan city with nearly 3,000 years of globally influential art |
| who is Tarquin | Tarquin is the legendary seventh and final king |
| who is Junius Brutus | the founder of the Roman Republic and traditionally one of the first consuls in 509 BC |
| what is a plebeian | of or belonging to the commoners of ancient Rome. |
| what is a patrician | belonging to or characteristic of the aristocracy. |
| what is a republic | a form of government in which the country is considered a “public matter”, not the private concern |
| what is a senate | the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries. |
| what is a consul | the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries. |
| what is a dictator | a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force. |
| what are tribunes | an official in ancient Rome chosen by the plebeians to protect their interests. |
| what is Carthage | the center or capital city of the ancient Carthaginian civilization |
| what are the Punic wars | a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC. |
| what is a Hannibal | a general and statesman from Ancient Carthage who is widely considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. |
| what is a Scipio | known as Scipio Africanus-Major, Scipio Africanus the Elder and Scipio the Great, was a Roman general and later consul who is often regarded as one of the greatest military commanders and strategists of all time |
| what is patrioism | the quality of being patriotic; devotion to and vigorous support for one's country. |
| what are Caesars | the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's. |
| who is Julius Caesar | a Roman politician, military general, and historian who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. He also wrote Latin prose |
| what are emperors | a sovereign ruler of great power and rank, especially one ruling an empire |
| who is Augustus | a Roman statesman and military leader who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire |
| what is the Pax Romana | the peace which existed between nationalities within the Roman Empire. |
| who is Caligula | Roman emperor from AD 37 to AD 41. The son of the popular Roman general Germanicus and Augustus' granddaughter Agrippina the Elder |
| who is Claudius | Roman emperor from AD 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty |
| who is Nero | the last Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. |
| who is Marcus Aurelius | a Roman emperor from 161 to 180 |
| what is a Colosseum | a large theater or stadium. |
| what are gladiators | a man trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an arena. |
| what is Christianity | the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices |
| who is Jesus | is the fulfillment of God's will as revealed in the Old Testament, and he is the Lord of the Church. He is the "Son of David", a "king", and the Messiah. Luke presents Jesus as the divine-human savior who shows compassion to the needy. |
| what is the new testament | the second part of the Christian Bible, written originally in Greek and recording the life and teachings of Jesus and his earliest followers. It includes the four Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles |
| what are gospels | the record of Jesus' life and teaching in the first four books of the New Testament. |
| what is a synagogues | the building where a Jewish assembly or congregation meets for religious worship and instruction |
| what are disciples | a follower or student of a teacher, leader, or philosopher. |
| what are apostles | each of the twelve chief disciples of Jesus Christ. |
| who is messiah | a messiah or messias is a saviour or liberator of a group of people |
| what is persecuted | harass or annoy (someone) persistently. |
| who is Constantine | a Roman Emperor who ruled between 306 and 337 AD. |
| who is Theodosius | a Roman Emperor from 379 to 395 |
| who is commodes | a chest of drawers or chiffonier of a decorative type popular in the 18th century |
| who is Diocletian | a Roman emperor from 284 to 305. |
| what is Constantinople | the capital city of the Roman Empire, |
| what is the byzantine orthodox church | the Orthodox Catholic Church, is the second-largest Christian church, |
| what is the roman catholic church | the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, |
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