Latin 8 culture final

Which sequence of the periods of Roman history is correct?

• Empire - Empire - Empire

• Empire - Republic - Monarchy

• Republic - Monarchy - Empire

• Monarchy - Republic - Empire

According to tradition, which event occurred in 753 BCE?

• the landing of Aeneas in Italy

• the founding of Rome

• the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius

• the assassination of Julius Caesar

To escape the heat of the city in the summer, many Romans had country houses outside of Rome, called

• Villae

• Cloacae

• Templa

• Basilicae

Romans commonly enjoyed socializing at the

• carcer

• cloaca

• thermae

• metae

Who was the last king of Rome

• Julius Caesar

• Romulus

• Tarquin the Proud/Tarquinnius Superbus

• Remus

Rome is situated on seven

• fortresses

• volcanos

• hills

• walls

The Flavian Amphitheater is shown in the picture. It is better known as the

• Domus Aurea

• Colosseum

• Curia Hostilia

• Tabularium

The Illustration shows a structure that distributedpons a supply of clear, fresh water throughout the Roman empire. The Romans called it

• pons

• lararium

• aquaeductus

• balnae

Large apartment houses such as the one pictured above were called

• villae

• insulae

• basilicae

• thermae

What is this type of artistic rendering, commonly found on the floors and sometimes walls of a Roman house, made up of small tiles to make a picture?

• painting

• fresco

• sculpture

• mosaic