Roman Forum Summary

Pick the roles of the forum

• political center

• religious center

• governmental center

• social center

Which hill was where the rulers of Rome lived since Romulus built his hut there?

• Palatine

• Capitoline

• Aventine

• Esquiline

Which hill was the ARX ( citadel) and contained the most important temples?

• Palatine

• Capitoline

• Aventine

• Esquiline

What is the term for the 1st sewer made in Rome, which drained the forum from flood water?

• Rostra

• Via Sacra

• Cloaca Maxima

• Tiber

Match the following buildings

• senate house

• rostra

• speaker's platform

• regia

• courthouse

• curia

• treasury

• temple of Saturn

• HQ for king and later Pontifex

• basilica

Which twin gods helped the Romans in the Battle of Lake Regius?

• Uranus and Saturn

• Bacchus and Dionysus

• Romulus and Remus

• Castor and Pollux

What is the name of the Road that leads straight through the Roman Forum?

• Via Appia

• Via Flaminia

• Via Sacra

• Via Agrippina

What did Emperors to when there was no space left to build in the forum?

• replace old buildings with new ones

• rebuild or repair old buildings

• build new fora nearby

• burn the place down

What cause the Roman forum to decline?

• the outlawing of pagan temples

• moving the Capitol out of Rome

• striping Roman buildings for their materials

• the total collapse of the city

What made this location advantageous for the forum?

• access to fresh water

• protection of surrounding hills

• flat land

• frequent flooding