Places

Question 1

Battle of Adrianople

Answer 1

• In turkey near greece
• against the goths
• is considered the start of the final collapse of Western Roman empire

Question 2

Battle of Actium

Answer 2

• between Mark Antony, Cleopatra, and Augustus
• In greece at a natural harbor
• Antony and Cleopatra pushed out and ran away to egypt

Question 3

Alexandria

Answer 3

• In egypt
• was grain capitol of Rome
• Library was the biggest and contained the most texts out of mediteranean
• high society

Question 4

Brittania

Answer 4

• Late conquered province
• Famous for Hadrians wall
• was built so the scots did not enter the empire

Question 5

Battle of Cannae

Answer 5

• major battle of the second punic war
• in southern italy
• romans, Paullus, were defeated by Hannibal

Question 6

Carthage

Answer 6

• was the final battle of the third punic war
• when romans defeated Hannibal
• were sentenced to pay fines and they were ultimately destroyed

Question 7

Constantinople

Answer 7

• capitol of Rome was moved here
• was destroyed along with whole roman empire

Question 8

Cornith

Answer 8

• battle between the Romans and the Greek state
• 146 BC
• city was completely destroyed

Question 9

Dacia

Answer 9

• was a roman province
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Question 10

Egypt

Answer 10

• One of the richest province of roman empire
• grain was for the whole empire
• scholarly center alexandria

Question 11

Ephesus

Answer 11

• In greece
• one of the seven wonders of the world
• one of major roman cities
• Library of Celsus, was as big as the one in alexandria

Question 12

Gaul

Answer 12

• Caesar was the consul of gaul and conquested the province
• lots of trade hubs and gold mines
• split into 3 regions
• spke latin and gaulic

Question 13

Parthian Empire

Answer 13

• ancient persians
• mark antony waged war with them

Question 14

Battle of Pharsalus

Answer 14

• in greece
• decisive battle caesars civil war
• against Pompey
• pompey fled and left his troops

Question 15

Pompeii

Answer 15

• roman city near naples
• was buried from the eruption of mount vesuvius

Question 16

Ostia

Answer 16

• was the port city of rome
• there was a market and graves

Question 17

Tiber river

Answer 17

• the main river of rome
• was connected to the port of ostia
• provided the trade

Question 18

Hispania

Answer 18

• were united by rome, before they were just seperated tribes
• was conquered after the punic wars
• at the end of the empire they were conquered by germanic tribes

Question 19

Judea

Answer 19

• near egypt
• capitol was caesarea
• continuous revolts against the romans
• taxed them highly
• jewish religion, god was the king
• roman government had more control then the kigs had

Question 20

Syria

Answer 20

• 3rd largest city in the roman empire
• very weathy and the center of chrisianity
• much trade key to the empire
• theatre of petra
• not much peace after rome
• no resistance when pompey annexed syria

Question 21

North Africa

Answer 21

• Many trading posts for the greeks
• much agriculture and manufacturing
• conquest started with the punic wars and carthage
• rich province, exported grains for the whole empire
• several rebellions

Question 22

Asia Minor

Answer 22

• Hellenistic greek influences
• divided government before rome
• Treaty of Apamea when asia formally surrendered to rome
• Troy was there
• 2 of the 7 wonders of the world
• constantine moved the capitol to there
• lasted till 1483 untill the otoman empire came over