The Roman Republic

A legendary hero from Troy who led the Trojans to a new city after they were defeated in the Trojan War

• Aeneas
• Romulus 
• Remus 
• Cincinnatus

Because Italy is surrounded by (blank) , the Romans could travel easily by sea to other parts of the world

• Deserts
• Mountains
• Water
• Jungles 

 During particularly difficult wars, the Romans chose rulers with absolute power called (blank)

• Presidents
• Dictators
• Consuls
• Pharaohs 

Twin brothers who were the legendary founders of Rome

• Cincinnatus and Julius Caesar
• Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader
• Hannibal and Scipio
• Romulus and Remus

 “We are the most powerful elected officials in Rome. We run the city and the army. Who are we?”

• senator 
• magistrate
• Consuls
• emperor 

A series of wars between Rome and Carthage in the 200s and 100s BC

• World Wars
• Punic Wars
• Greco-Persian Wars
• Germanic Wars

A former gladiator who led a rebellion of Roman slaves

• Caligula
• Nero
• Julius Caesar
• Spartacus

A system that balances the distribution of power in government

• Roman Senate
• checks and balances
• forum
• tripartite system

TRUE OR FALSE:  Hannibal, the brilliant general from Carthage, was never able to conquer Rome itself.

• True
• False

The center of life in ancient Rome was the (blank).

• Palatine Hill
• Forum
• temple
• Capitoline Hill