Roman Vocab Words

Question 1

Aeneas

Answer 1

A Trojan hero who fled the city when the Greeks burned it down and reached Italy

Question 2

Remus and Romulus

Answer 2

When the boys grew up, they decided to make a city to mark the spot where the wolf rescued them. But, Remus mocked one of Romulus’ ideas, and killed him, naming Rome solely after himself(Rome).

Question 3

Republic

Answer 3

a political system in which people elect leaders to govern them

Question 4

Dictator

Answer 4

a ruler who has almost absolute
power

Question 5

Plebeians

Answer 5

the common people
of ancient Rome

Question 6

Cincinnatus

Answer 6

A famous dictator who gained power in 458 BCE

Question 7

Patricians

Answer 7

(powerful nobles) Were the only ones allowed to be elected into office, so they held all the power

Question 8

Magistrate

Answer 8

an elected official
in Rome

Question 9

Consuls

Answer 9

2 of the most powerful Magistrates, elected each year to run the city and army

Question 10

Roman Senate

Answer 10

Made up of a council of wealthy and powerful Romans that advised the city’s leaders

Question 11

Majority Rule

Answer 11

What tribunes governed by, like how voting works

Question 12

Veto

Answer 12

To overrule

Question 13

Latin

Answer 13

the language of the Romans

Question 14

Checks and Balances

Answer 14

Keep any one part of a government from becoming stronger or more influential than others

Question 15

Forum

Answer 15

Rome’s public meeting place

Question 16

Legions

Answer 16

Groups of up to 6,000

Question 17

Punic Wars

Answer 17

A series of wars against Carthage (a city in northern Africa)

Question 18

Hannibal

Answer 18

In 218 BCE, Carthage attacked Rome itself with Hannibal Leading the way (and elephants!) through the Alps, but was unsuccessful at taking Rome because Roman Soldiers went to attack Carthage, and Hannibal left to defend his home

Question 19

Gaius Marius

Answer 19

Consuls, encouraged the poor to join the army.

Question 20

Lucius Cornelius Sulla

Answer 20

Politician, consul in 88 BC, conflict with Marcus caused war.

Question 21

Spartacus

Answer 21

Former gladiator, led slaves

Question 22

Cicero

Answer 22

Gifted philosopher and orator, tried to stop Roman chaos.

Question 23

Orator

Answer 23

Public speaker

Question 24

Julius Caesar

Answer 24

Most powerful general that worked to take the Roman government over

Question 25

Pompey

Answer 25

Roman general, used-to-be ally of Caesar

Question 26

Cleopatra Vll

Answer 26

Egyptian Queen, Caesar ally

Question 27

Brutus

Answer 27

Young senator, Caesar's friend, turned against and participated in "Ides of March"

Question 28

Marc Antony

Answer 28

Roman general, Caesar's former assistant, 1 out of the 2 leaders that ruled after Caesar died

Question 29

Augustus

Answer 29

Caesar's adopted son, 1 of the 2 leaders that ruled after Caesar died

Question 30

Hadrian

Answer 30

Roman emperor; he conquered most of Britain and built a huge wall across the northern part of the island to keep barbarian invaders from the north out of Roman territory.

Question 31

Provinces

Answer 31

Territory

Question 32

Currency

Answer 32

Money

Question 33

Pax-Romana

Answer 33

Roman Peace; a period of general peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire that lasted from 27 BC to AD 180

Question 34

Diocletian

Answer 34

He took power in the late 200s and was convinced that the empire was too big for one person to rule so he divided the empire, ruling the eastern half and naming a co-emperor to rule the west.

Question 35

Clovis

Answer 35

A Frankish king who built a huge kingdom in Gaul. A Christian, he was one of the most powerful of all the German kings.

Question 36

Attila

Answer 36

The leader of the Huns who raided Roman territory in the east. He was a brilliant leader and a very scary enemy.

Question 37

Galen

Answer 37

A doctor from the 100s ACE, Greek surgeon who described valves of the heart and noted differences between arteries and veins

Question 38

Aqueducts

Answer 38

A channel to carry water from mountains to cities

Question 39

Virgil

Answer 39

Wrote " The Aeneid" (great epic about the founding of Rome)

Question 40

Ovid

Answer 40

Wrote poems about Roman mythology like Metamorphoses

Question 41

Satire

Answer 41

Poking fun at people or society

Question 42

Romance Languages

Answer 42

Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian (what Latin developed into)

Question 43

Civil Law

Answer 43

Legal system based on a written code of laws