Ancient Rome Vocabulary Quiz

a government with three parts

• Tripartite

• Colosseum

• Democracy

• Republic

City founded as the second capital of the Roman Empire; later became the capital of the Byzantine Empire

• Rome

• Athens

• Constantinople

• Sicily

Bridge-like stone structures that carry water from the hills into Roman cities

• Roads

• Aqueducts

• Bridges

• Temples

A large arena in Rome where gladiator contests and other games and sporting events were held.

• The Parthenon

• The Great Pyramid

• The Coliseum

• Mr. Lyons SS Class

A Roman athlete, usually a slave, criminal, or prisoner of war, who was forced to fight for the entertainment of the public

• Gladiator

• Soldier

• Prisoner

• Slave

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the head of the family or household in Roman law -always male- and the only member to have full legal rights. This person had absolute power over his family, which extended to life and death.

• Pax Romana

• Paterfamilias

• Julius Caesar

• Consul

A period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire, lasting from 27 B.C. to A.D. 180.

• Peace Y'all

• Census

• Punic Wars

• Pax Romana

Leaders of assassination plot against Julius Caesar

• Nero and Caligula

• Brutus and Cassius

• Mr. Lyons and Mrs. Ray

• Lewis and Clark

100-44 B.C. Roman general who became the republic's dictator in 45 B.C.

• Julius Caesar

• Nero

• Caligula

• Constantine

A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage (264-146 B.C.); resulted in the destruction of Carthage and Rome's dominance over the western Mediterranean.

• Peloponessian Wars

• Persian Wars

• Punic Wars

• 100 Years War