Ancient Rome Vocabulary

A Boot shaped peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea; present-day Italy

• Italian Peninsula-

• Sicily

• Carthage

• Greek Peninsula

An armed person who bought animals or other people in an arena, such as the Colosseum

• Patrician-

• Consul-

• Toga-

• Gladiator-

The philosophy that people should strive to be indifferent to pleasure and pain

• Gladiator-

• Stoicism-

• Epicureanism-

• Pantheon- 

The philosophy, that happiness is the most important thing

• Pax Romana-

• Stoicism-

• Gladiator-

• Epicureanism-

An arena where events were held to entertain the Roman people

• Stoicism-

• Pantheon-

• Agora-

• Colosseum-

An ancient Roman temple, dedicated to all the gods

• Pantheon-

• Colosseum-

• Ides of March-

• Pax Romana-

An alliance, among three rulers

• Carthage-

• Pax Romana-

• Triumvirate-

• Ides of March-

The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea; a part of Italy

• Pantheon-

• Carthage-

• Sicily-

• Toga-

A city that serves as a key trade center on the north African coast of the Mediterranean Sea

• Senate-

• Carthage-

• Tribune-

• Sicily-

A public meeting place in ancient Rome

• Roman Forum-

• Tribune-

• Assembly of Centuries-

• Sicily-