Greek and Roman quiz
What two men ruled Rome after Julius Caesar's death
Octavian and Mark Anthony
Latifundia were
large estates
Rome borrowed much of its architecture from
Greece
consuls
The two most powerful officials in Rome
Hadrian
built a defensive wall in Britain
Octavian
defeated Antony and Cleopatra
tribunes
officials of ancient Rome
Pax Romana refers to an extraordinary _______ years of peace for Rome.
200
Literature in Rome declined after the death of the emperor
Augustus
Rome's adversary in the Punic Wars was
Carthage
At the height of trade in the empire, materials were imported from
China and India
The work of the Senate was held in the _______ in Rome.
Forum
the Vulgate
St. Jerome's Latin translation of the Bible
patrician
an aristocrat
Romans learned to carry huge amounts of water by building
aqueducts
Anthony of Egypt
father of Christian monasticism
plebeian
having to do with common people
Arianism
heresy denying Christ's divinity
Caligula
insane
The Twelve Tables were a written set of
laws
Three conditions which led to a decline in the empire after A.D. 180 were
leadership dispute,decline in trade hurt the economy,mercenaries hired
Nero
murderer; accused of setting fire to Rome
Caesar was killed because of his belief in
perpetual dictatorship
The three historical divisions of Roman history are
pre-republic, republic, and empire
Two brothers who, according to legend, are responsible for the founding of Rome were
romulus and remus
Marcus Aurelius
scholar, philosopher, and soldier
Before he became dictator of Rome, Julius Caesar was a famous
soldier
Diocletian tried to restore the economy with
taxation and price controls
The number of Punic Wars was
three