Roman Civilization Flashcards
(37 cards)
What God did the Romans worship
Roma
Where was Rome founded
Palatine hill
What was the roman forum
The commercial, religious, and political centre of Rome
How did the Romans build on swamp
They built drainage systems
Why did the ancient Romans build
To display power and generosity
Romes first emporor was…
Augustus
What was the problem from too many ppl in one place
The Tiber river became contaminated with with garbage and waste
How did they deal with the water problem
Aqueducts
How did Augustus change Rome
He made it very modern and added many different ideas
Why did Augustus build Augustus’s forum
To make a promise to the god Mars to avenge his fathers death
Tell me, why white marble???
It represents purity and power
How long was Augustus emporor
41 years
What destroyed rome during nero’s rain
A fire
What did he Romans invent after the so called fire issue
Concrete
A forum is a…
Meeting place
Gladiatorial games were…
Roman games where gladiators fought
Triumph was
A parade to welcome home a roman hero
Faces was
An axe with wooden rods tied around it
Municipal was
Relating to a city
Am mundus was
A roman meeting place between the living and the dead
Census was
Population count
Dictator
Ruler of a state
Emporor
Ruler of an empire
Gladiator
Fighters in the gladiatorial games
