click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Ancient Rome
Rome
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a word that means "I say no." | veto |
| the wealthy citizens of Rome | patricians |
| famous paved road of ancient Rome | Via Appia |
| ancient people who conquered the Romans | Etruscans |
| a stone channel that carried water | aqueduct |
| term for a leader of the Roman republic | consul |
| river near Rome | Tiber |
| term for land surrounded on three sides by water | peninsula |
| Hannibal crossed the Alps--in cold weather--with these animals | elephants |
| island fought over by Rome and Carthage in the Punic Wars | Sicily |
| volcano that erupted in A.D. 79 | Vesuvius |
| warriors who fought in the Colesseum | gladiators |
| known for his wall | Hadrian |
| month named after the first emperor of Rome | August |
| Roman writing tool | stylus |
| Roman poet who wrote the "Aeneid" | Virgil |
| Roman slave army who led an army of 90,000 slaves against the Roman government | Spartacus |
| famous Roman charioteer | Diocles |
| Latin word for peace | pax |