Rome the empire

insane

Caligula

At the height of trade in the empire, materials were imported from

China, India

Circuses and bloody games were held in the Roman

Colosseum

scholar, philosopher, and soldier

Marcus Aurelius

murderer; accused of setting fire to Rome

Nero

defeated Antony and Cleopatra

Octavian

What two men ruled Rome after Julius Caesar's death?

Octavian, Mark Antony

Romans learned to carry huge amounts of water by building:

aqueducts

The work of the Senate was held in the

forum in Rome

Mark Antony married Cleopatra, who was the queen of

Egypt

Rome borrowed much of its architecture from:

Greece

built a defensive wall in Britain

Hadrian

Why was Nero so famous?

He murdered many people. He was accused of burning Rome in A.D. 64. He persecuted Christians.

Pax Romana refers to an extraordinary, years of peace for Rome.

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