Ancient Greece and Rome Vocab

Fought between Greek city-states Athens and Sparta. 431-405 BCE. Sparta won and became the most powerful Greek city-state.

• World War II

• Peloponnesian War

• Battle of the Bulge

• Greco-Spartan War

Temple in Athens dedicated to Athena

• Acropolis

• Parthenon

• Colosseum

• Colossus

Greek city-state known for first successful democracy and its long reaching influence on art, architecture and philosophy.

• Sparta

• Athens

• Carthage

• Sicily

Greek city-state known for training its warriors from very young ages.

• Sparta

• Athens

• Carthage

• Sicily

Emperor of his own empire that stretched from Greece to India from 336-323 BCE. He spread Greek culture throughout the ancient world.

• Julius Caesar

• Alexander the Great

• Leif Ericksson

• Marc Antony

usually a slave or prisoner of war made to fight to the death in a public arena in ancient Rome.

• Colossus

• Colisseum

• Gladiator

• Spartan

According to legend, founded in 737 BCE and lasted until Rome fell to Germanic invaders in 476 CE

• Athenian Empire

• Roman Empire

• Spartan Empire

• Alexandrian Empire

amphitheater in ancient Rome begun in 70 CE. Hosted gladiatorial battles and other extreme events to keep the masses entertained. Still stands today

• Colosseum

• Parthenon

• Colossus

• Trawler

First dictator of the Roman Empire. Took control of Roman government by force and ended the Roman Republic. Ruled from 49 - 44 BCE.

• Julius Caesar

• Alexander the Great

• Leif Ericksson

• Marc Antony