12-1 The Roman Way of Life

Roman builders used rows of arches in their buildings to form a curved ceiling, or

• aqueduct
• colonnade
• dome
• vault

Many Roman cities surrounded a marketplace and public square, also called the

• Forum
• Meeting Place
• Public Space
• Town Square

This wife of Augustus had a say in Rome’s politics even though women did not have full citizenship rights.

• Aphrodite
• Athena
• Hera
• Livia

While this Roman emperor fought battles away from Rome, his wife, Julia Domna, was in charge of political affairs in Rome.

• Augustus
• Ptolemy
• Septimius
• Zeus

The houses of the wealthy Romans were built around a(n)

• atrium
• colonnade
• promenade
• vault

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works that poke fun at human weaknesses

• anatomy
• Appian Way
• gladiator
• satires

the study of the body structure

• anatomy
• gladiator
• satire
• Spartacus

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the first major Roman road linking Rome to southeastern Italy

• Appian Way
• gladiator
• satire
• Spartacus

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gladiator who led a slave rebellion

• Appian Way
• gladiator
• satire
• Spartacus

person who fought animals and other people as public amusement

• Appian Way
• gladiator
• satire
• Spartacus

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