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Ancient Rome 1-2
SS Asselin
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| republic | a type of government in which citizens who have the right to vote select their leaders |
| Plebian | An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic |
| Veto | Latin word meaning “forbid” |
| Messiah | A savior in Judaism and Christianity |
| Republic | A type of government in which citizens vote to select their leaders |
| Dictator | In ancient Rome, a person appointed to rule for 6 months during an emergency |
| Province | an area of the empire usually ruled by a governor |
| Gaul | Caesar conquered this territory between 58 |
| Martyr | A person who chooses to die for a cause he/she believes in |
| Aqueduct | Roman engineering feat designed o carry water over great distances |
| Colossieum | Originally known as the Flavian Amphitheater |
| Patrician | A member of a wealthy, upper-class family in ancient Roman Republic. |
| Consul | One of two officials who led the government during the ancient Roman Republic. |
| Nero | Roman Emperor who had his mother killed and according to legend “fiddled while Rome burned” |
| Etruscans | The Romans borrowed the ideas of these people, such as the cuniculus, the arch, and the metalword |
| Romulus & Rumus | According to legend, these two founded Rome |
| The Punic Wars | were fought between Rome and Carthage for control of the Mediterranean |
| Appian Way | Name of the first Roman road |
| “Crossing the Rebicon” | Phrase that means “no turning back” or “the point of no return”. |
| Epistle | Word for a letter from one Christian to another |
| Vespasian | Emperor who constructed the Colosseum |
| Triumvirate | When Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey ruled Rome together, they were called the first triumvirate |
| Hannibal | Famous Carthaginian general who led his army and war elephants across the Alps to invade Rome. |
| Pax Romana | Period of peace in the Empire from about 27 BC until around 180 AD |
| Constantine | First Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity |
| Pompeii | Destroyed by eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD |
| Circus | A arena in ancient Rome, or the show held there |
| Mercenary | Foreign soldier who serves only for money |
| Tribune | an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests |
| Centurion | Leader of 100 soldiers in a Roman Legion |
| Augustus Caesar | Roman Emperor whose real name was Octavian |
| Britannia | Where Hadrian’s Wall was built across at this northern frontier province, to keep the Celts out. |
| “Et Tu Brute” | The famous words that, according to legend, are thought to have been uttered by Julius Caesar as he was being stabbed to death by his best friend and senators in the Roman Forum. |
| Caligula | Not considered a good emperor. However, Hadrian, Constantine and Augustus Caesar were considered good. |
| Venetians | Never invaded the Roman Empire. However, the Visigoths, Vandals and Huns did. |
| Dionysius | was not a Roman God. However, Jupiter, Mars and Venus were. |
| Romans were tolerant of other religions throughout the Empire as long as the conquered people were peaceful and paid their taxes. | |
| Roman law was based on the idea of fairness | |
| The majority of Roman citizens were unemployed | |
| Romans did not invent the arch or the column. They did however, invent concrete and vaulted ceilings. | |
| Hadrian | the emperor that was responsible for building the Pantheon |
| Retiarius | a type of gladiator |
| Oculus | the famous architectural opening in the dome of the Pantheon |
| Oculus | the bundle of sticks with an axe head sticking from it representing Roman power and “strength in unity” |
| The correct chronological order of events are: Roman Republic, Dictatorship, Roman Empire | |
| Julius Caesar was able to gain control of rome after he was victorious in qonquering Gaul | |
| Plebeian | is not a form of leadership. However, consuls, triumvirate and emperor are. |
| Greeks were interested in ideas… Romans were more interested in military expansion. | |
| Tiber River | the city of Rome was built on 7 hills above this river |
| Fire | was the biggest danger to the city of Rome. |
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