Ancient Rome

Question 1

What were the three main social classes in Rome?

Answer 1

Slaves, Plebians, and Patricians

Question 2

What river was closest to Rome?

Answer 2

The Tiber River

Question 3

Who were Romulus and Remus?

Answer 3

Romulus was the founder of Rome, and Remus was his twin brother

Question 4

What hill is Rome built on?

Answer 4

Palatine Hill

Question 5

When did Romulus found Rome?

Answer 5

753 BC

Question 6

Who could be a Roman citizen?

Answer 6

Only if your parents were Roman and you were a male and males who were born to free men.

Question 7

What was the Roman Republic?

Answer 7

The Roman Republic was a government ruled by Patricians after the Etruscan Kings.

Question 8

What were the Roles in the Cursus Honorum?

Answer 8

Consul
Praetor
Aediles
Questors

Question 9

Who were the slaves?

Answer 9

Slaves were people who were children born into slavery, were captured in war, individuals who were sold or self-sold or infants who were abandoned at birth.

Question 10

How many senators were there?

Answer 10

By the end of the 1st century, there were 300.

Question 11

How were senators appointed?

Answer 11

During the Roman Republic, people who were censors would appoint new senators. Later, in the empire, the emperor controlled who was appointed as a senator.

Question 12

What percent of the population in Rome were slaves?

Answer 12

The percentage was around 10% but it could’ve been up to 20%.

Question 13

What jobs did slaves do?

Answer 13

Slaves could have jobs anywhere for almost anything including in mines, private households, farms, and in the gladiator ring.

Question 14

How were slaves freed?

Answer 14

Slaves could be freed outright by their masters, buy their freedom if they were allowed to work in the economy for some time, and win it through outstanding performance as a gladiator.

Question 15

Who were the gladiators?

Answer 15

The gladiators were a group of (usually men) people who fought against each other to provide entertainment. They were often slaves.

Question 16

Where did the gladiators fight?

Answer 16

The gladiators often fought in amphitheaters which were essentially gladiator rings designed so that spectators could also watch from the stands. The most famous is the Colosseum.

Question 17

Name four different types of gladiators.

Answer 17

Thracian, Murmillo, Secutor, and a Retiarius were amongst the many.

Question 18

How were the gladiators treated?

Answer 18

Gladiators often were treated, even though it was sometimes based on how well they did, well due to how expensive they were to get and how successful they could be.

Question 19

Could women be gladiators?

Answer 19

Yes, women could be gladiators however it was so rare that a woman would become one that it was only mentioned in a few texts.

Question 20

What were the bestiarii?

Answer 20

The bestiarii was a suicidal group of gladiators who were pitted against starving beasts and were often compromised of those who were unwanted.